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Moscow, SANA – Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia will continue providing support and assistance to Syria, Iraq and other countries in the region in their efforts to confront terrorism.
“The situation in Syria still raises serious concern,” said Putin in an interview with the Turkish al-Anadolu news agency.
He pointed out that the major threat in Syria and neighboring countries is that of the acts of ISIS and the other extremist organizations which some western countries have placed bets on and emboldened.
Efforts to fight this terror threat, the Russian President stressed, should be based on the international Security Council’s resolutions and strictly compliant with the international law, particularly the principles of sovereignty and non-interference in the internal affairs of states.
These efforts, Putin said, must be carried out transparently and without any “covert” agenda.
Putin also reiterated his country’s stance calling for finding a political solution to the crisis in Syria by the Syrians themselves and through an inter-Syrian national dialogue without preconditions.
President Putin affirmed that Russia will continue doing whatever necessary to help the Syrian people overcome “the tragic events” to which they are exposed and to reach a political solution.
He pointed out that the contacts Moscow is making with representatives of the Syrian government and the various opposition groups and the regional and international partners, including the Turks, aim at getting to solve the crisis in Syria.
He asserted the need that all efforts of the forces of the Syrian society against the terrorist organizations be united so as to maintain Syria’s unity, sovereignty and independence.
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