Moscow: Efforts should be unified to combat international terrorism

Moscow, SANA-Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov affirmed the importance of war against terrorism and the respect for the peoples’ rights and culture, referring to his country’s willingness to help find political solutions to the crises in the world.

“Russia stands by unifying the efforts to combat terrorism which poses a threat to the whole countries,” Lavrov said in a speech on the occasion of the new Hijri year.

He added “Moscow still support governments of Syria, Iraq and Egypt against terrorism and extremism.”

Lavrov said that what happened in Syrian regarding the war on terrorism was a foreign intervention without approval of the Syrian government, describing the move as “an outlaw”.

In the same context, Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov affirmed that the US obstructs operations of combating “the Islamic state in Iraq and Syria” Isis terrorist organization as US administration rejects cooperation with the Syrian government.

“It is unacceptable to fight Isis on the Syrian lands without the approval of the Syrian government,” Gatilov said at a press conference.

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