Washington Should Confirm Seriousness of Commitments in Syria – Russian Lawmaker

Washington should be interested in affirming seriousness of its commitments in Syria, as lack of positive signals would weaken the efforts in fighting terrorism, Konstantin Kosachev, the chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the upper house of the Russian parliament, said Monday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – His words come after on Saturday, the United Stated carried out an airstrikes against Syrian army, killing 62 servicemen. The Syrian troops were allegedly mistaken for the Daesh terror group. The Russian Foreign Ministry said Moscow was deeply concerned with the strike.

"Harsh assessments given by the Russian Defense Ministry to actions (more precisely to inactivity) of the US in realization of the September 12 agreements on Syria have certain grounds. The US and US-backed groups have not yet done anything on affirming commitments reached in Geneva," Kosachev told RIA Novosti.

According to Kosachev, the separation of "moderate" opposition forces from militants did not take place, and the ceasefire was maintained by the Syrian army, while terrorists only accumulated power.

"If there are no positive signals, at least small achievements, it will only reinforce our enemy and weaken mutual efforts on fighting terrorism," he said.

Kosachev stressed that Moscow and Washington still had common goals and said everyone was interested in peace in war-torn Syria.