Russia: UN Security Council condemnations of terrorism should go with deeds

 ..DAMASCUS, (ST)_ “The UN Security Council denunciation of terrorism in Syria should go in line with proper and active acts,” Russia affirmed.

In a statement appeared on RT web site Friday, Maria Zakharova, the Deputy Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia ,was Quoted as saying that” terrorism has become priority for the armed opposition in Syria. This simply indicates to the fast growing role of the fundamentalists among so-called the “Syrian opposition.”

Zakharova called upon powerful forces –involved in the ongoing crisis in Syria, to act in compliance with the 2042 & 2043 UN resolutions and Geneva statement as regards taking up proper measures, especially non-militarizing the internal conflict and urging all parties to reach a political solution through an-all out national dialogue.

Meanwhile, “Russian Federation has so far received no information about the cargo confiscated , reasons and consideration of such a behavior. Russia has reportedly demanded and continues to the submission of this information,” the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

According to RT, Ghaida Abdul latif, the Syrian air chief, said that Turkish officials beat up a crew member and several passengers after they refused to sign a statement that the plane had an emergency landing.

For his part, Jassem Qasser, the flight engineer, said the he was taken out of the plane in handcuffs and at gunpoint.

Shireen aziz,hostess on the plane, told RT that the crew and passengers did not catch sight of weapons ,nor of anything suspicious.

Earlier, the Turkish authorities made an air piracy by intercepting the Syrian airbus passenger forcing it to land in Ankara airport.

The Syrian Airbus A320 that was intercepted by Turkish commandos and forced to land in Turkey was legally carrying Russian radar parts for Syria, Russia’s foreign minister said Friday.

In a related development, the Russian veteran Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, declared Friday evening that the Syrian Airlines Plane was carrying a shipment of ‘electric equipment for radars’, asserting that the shipment was a legitimate cargo in compliance with international law.

“There weren’t and there couldn’t be any weapons on board the plane, which was carrying a cargo, sent by a legal Russian supplier in a legal way to a legal customer. Cargo documents had been issued fully in line with usual demands. Transporting that kind of cargo by civilian planes is absolutely normal practice.” reiterated Minister Lavrov, asserting that Russia was still waiting for an ” official explanation” from the Turkish Authorities about the incident.

M.Daoud/ M.A. Al-Ibrahim