Unlawful US Presence in Syrian Territories Should Come to an End to Resolve Rukban Camp Crisis

AMMAN- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov  has stressed that the easiest way to resolve Syria’s Rukban camp issue is to put an end to the unlawful US occupation of Syrian territories.
 Lavrov made the remarks after talks with his Jordanian counterpart Ayman Safadi.

“I think that the easiest and most effective choice would be to put an end to the unlawful occupation of this territory by the United States,” he noted. “There is a Russian-Jordanian operative staff on refugees in Amman. We discuss the issue of dismantling the camp there, and the US participates in this effort sometimes. I hope that they will choose a more constructive approach to the resolution of this pressing issue for Jordan”.

The US military is cooperating with armed groups in the Al-Tanf zone, Lavrov added, according to Itar Tass.

 “The Americans have announced the establishment of a sort of safety zone in the Al-Tanf area with a 55-kilometer radius. It is unclear what they base their illegal presence there on: it is basically occupation. The Rukban camp is within this area. There is a lot of illegal armed groups there, and the Americans are gladly cooperating with them, as far as I understand, to help them recover their strength,” he said, Tass reported.

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Lavrov also reaffirmed his country’s rejection of US President Donald Trump’s Recognition of “Israel’s Sovereignty” over occupied Syrian Golan, stressing that it is a flagrant violation of UN Charter.

He reiterated the need to find a political solution to the crisis in Syria based on UN Resolution No. 2254, noting the importance of enhancing international cooperation in the fight against terrorism away from double standards.  

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