Lavrov Urges US to Prevent Provocations Against Syrian Army

© REUTERS / Maxim ShemetovRussian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson enter a hall during their meeting in Moscow, Russia, April 12, 2017
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson enter a hall during their meeting in Moscow, Russia, April 12, 2017 - Sputnik International
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in a telephone conversation with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson urged Washington to take measures to prevent provocations against Syrian government troops, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement Monday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The statement comes following US-led coalition's repeated bombing of Syrian army's positions in the south of the country.

"Lavrov called on Washington to take measures to prevent provocations against Syrian government troops conducting operations against terrorists."

"The foreign policy chiefs discussed the settlement of the crisis in Syria, including the need to consolidate the ceasefire, in particular through the Astana process, intensification of the fight against terrorist groups and blocking of attempts to use chemical agents," the statement said.

The silhouette of a Syrian man is seen through an election campaign portrait of President Bashar al-Assad he hangs it on a billboard on May 11, 2014 in the capital Damascus. - Sputnik International
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The Russian Defense Ministry slammed the move, saying that it seems that the US-led coalition is more interested in bombing the Syrian army instead of fighting terrorists. It also accused the coalition and Syrian rebels it supports of "conspiring" with Daesh leaders by letting them leave encirlement and move to other areas.

 

 

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