Moscow is ready to support the ground from the air action of the opposition Free Syrian Army to fight terrorism in Syria, but so far has not received information on its deployment. This was stated by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Interfax reported.
«We are ready to include patriotic opposition, including the so-called Free Syrian Army also support from the air, though we refuse to provide information about where , according to US estimates, there are terrorists, which – patriotic opposition “, – Lavrov said in the program” Vesti on Saturday with Sergei Brilev “on the channel” Russia 1 ».
« We are the main thing – to reach people, that will credibly represent those or other armed groups opposing including terrorism “, – said the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry.
Regarding the US refusal to accept a Russian delegation led by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, Lavrov told a telephone conversation with US Secretary of State John Kerry. According to the Russian minister, Kerry told him that the conditions for the visit of the Russian delegation to discuss Syrian settlement is not yet mature, handed Tass.
«Kerry said by telephone:” What you’ve responded to our reaction to offer to host the visit of the delegation of Dmitry Medvedev? “And how do we respond Lawless? We have received an official letter from the US Ambassador to Russia John Tefft, in which it is written: “The United States reject the proposal of the Russian Federation to send a delegation to Washington this” – said Lavrov. – Kerry told me, “You know, do not understand so literally, because we are in the process. So far, the conditions for such contact is not ripe. Let’s work on the ministerial level, and then we are ready to consider your ideas and others ».
« We never slam the door, do not build from a disgruntled. Whenever a person refuses to talk on serious problems, the question arises, how he has a vision of what is happening, as it has its own ideas about how the problem of coping “, – said the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry.
According to him, such a reaction, “adds credibility to any government if it refuses to meet at any level when the proposal for the meeting comes».
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin said on October 22 session discussion club “Valdai”, said that the liberation of Syria and Iraq against terrorists need to unite the efforts of the government forces of Syria, Iraq, the Kurdish militia and opposition forces. He noted that in the provision of military resistance to terrorists Russia is considering the possibility of cooperation with the armed opposition in Syria. He said that he had discussed this at the talks with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Moscow, and he was “not against».
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on October 14 reported on Washington’s refusal to accept the Russian delegation headed by Dmitry Medvedev, accompanied by the military, security services, employees of the Foreign Ministry. According to him, the US side said that “the delegation sent to Moscow, they fail and take a delegation to Washington does not work, too».
A spokesman for the White House Josh Ernest said that the reason for the refusal of Washington to accept Russian the delegation was Moscow’s unwillingness to make a “constructive contribution” to the international fight against “Islamic state” (an organization banned in Russia).
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