The US will not now honestly admit its mistakes in the Middle East and North Africa region, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told RTVI.
""There’s not a single country where the Americans changed the regime and declared victory for democracy, like George W. Bush did on the deck of an aircraft carrier in Iraq in May 2003, which is prosperous now. He said democracy had won in Iraq. It would be interesting to know what the former US President thinks about the situation in Iraq today. But no one will, probably, go back to this, because the days when presidents honestly admitted their mistakes are gone," he said.
According to the Minister, no country has so far benefited from American soft power.
"Not a single former Soviet republic has so far benefited from American soft power. Take a look at any other region where the Americans have effected a regime change," he added.
In this regard, Lavrov recalled the events in Libya. "They tried in Syria, but failed. I hope things will be different there," the Minister stressed.
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