Russia, as a country hosting Olympic Games, urged all the parties to conflicts in all states to declare Olympic truce, Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

First of all the calls are directed to the sides of a bloody conflict in Syria, the statement said.

The similar call was made by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon who reiterated his calls for all warring parties to lay down their weapons during the games.

Ban Ki-moon has already arrived in Sochi where he will participate in the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games.