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Lavrov: Russia Wants Syrian Border with Turkey Closed
[ALMANAR.LB] Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov called Tuesday for the closure of Syria's border with ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire.... to cut off outside supplies to "terrorists", including through humanitarian convoys. "Of course, neither in ceasefire agreements, nor in the process of political settlement is there a place for "A very special task is to cut the terrorists' supply from the outside. For this purpose it is important to close the Syrian-Turkish border, since across this border those gangs receive arms, including with humanitarian convoys," Lavrov said. He insisted that a "landslide defeat of the ISIL group... al-Nusra ...formally Jabhat an-Nusrah li-Ahli sh-Sham (Support Front for the People of the Levant), also known as al-Qaeda in the Levant. They aim to establish a pan-Arab caliphate. Not the same one as the Islamic State, though .. ... and those of their kind is a necessary precondition for securing the rights of long-suffering peoples of Syria" and the rest of the region. His comments came after aid workers on Monday made the first delivery of desperately-needed assistance since the start of Syria's fragile ceasefire four days ago. Posted by: Fred 2016-03-03 |
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