Lavrov Stresses Need for Soonest Closure of Turkish Borders to Stop Terrorists’ Infiltration into Syria

MOSCOW- The foreign minister of Russia and the U.S., Sergei Lavrov and John Kerry, had a telephone conversation on Sunday to discuss the situation in Syria and Russia’s initiatives on joint operation against terrorist organizations and other armed groups that violate the cessation of hostilities in Syria, the Russian foreign ministry said, according to Itar Tass.

 “Sergei Lavrov once again stressed the necessity of the soonest closure of Syria’s border with Turkey from where infiltration of militants continue and of Washington’s keeping its promise to dissociate Syrian (opposition groups) it has contacts with from Jabha al-Nusra terrorists who are not covered by the ceasefire,” the ministry said.

The sides agreed to invigorate work with all of the Syrian parties and with all the countries concerned to have them obey by the resolutions of the International Syria Support Group and United Nations Security Council resolutions 2254 and 2268, the ministry said, adding that the two ministers discussed other international issues, including the situation in UKraine, and certain issues of the bilateral agenda.

Itar Tass

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