Russia will not accept the attempts to whip up tensions in the Middle East and North African countries Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday in a phone conversation to Secretary-General of the League of Arab States Amr Moussa.

“Russian Foreign Minister reaffirmed fundamental rejection of attempts to escalate an external pressure on the course of events in the region and called for constructive engagement of the international and Arab communities in the promotion of democratic transformation and to solve the most pressing issues currently raising in the countries of the Middle East and North Africa," the Foreign Ministry's said in a statement on its website.

The Russian side expressed its concern over the fact that confrontation in these countries is beyond the legal framework and leads to violence and victims, RIA Novosti reported.

Lavrov said he is convinced that internal problems can and should be solved by peaceful means through dialogue and the responsible attitude of all political forces.