Russia's foreign minister has arrived in Syria for talks with President Bashar al-Assad as the Syrian army's deadly bombardment of the city of Homs enters its fifth day.
Large crowds greeted Sergei Lavrov in Damascus.
His visit to Damascus comes three days after Russia and China vetoed any UN-backed measures against the Assad government over its crackdown on protesters.
Al Jazeera's Omar al-Saleh reports.
