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Lavrov: Turkish-Syrian Border Must Be Sealed to Curtail Terrorist Movement

© AP Photo / Halit Onur SandalTurkish artillery fire from the border near Kilis town toward northern Syria, in Kilis, Turkey.
Turkish artillery fire from the border near Kilis town toward northern Syria, in Kilis, Turkey. - Sputnik International
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The Russian foreign minister emphasized the need to close the Turkish-Syrian border to prevent the reinforcement of militants in the war-torn country.

GENEVA (Sputnik) – The Turkish-Syrian border must be sealed off in order to curtail terrorist movements, Russian Foreign Ministry Sergei Lavrov said Tuesday.

“A special task is to stop the reinforcement of terrorists from outside, and it’s necessary to close the border between Syria and Turkey, used to deliver weapons to criminals, including in columns with humanitarian aid, while journalists reporting about this are brought to court and sentenced to prison for many years. This, by the way, concerns the freedom of speech,” Lavrov said.

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