Astana, SANA- Head of the Russian delegation to the 19th international meeting in Astana format, Alexander Lavrentiev, said that the Turkish attacks on Syrian territories will escalate the situation in the entire Middle East region.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe attach great attention to Astana Track as we held yesterday and today a lot of consultations and separate meetings with delegations of Iran and Turkey as well as with Syria and the Syrian opposition in addition to the UN Special Envoy for Syria,\u201d Lavrentiev said in a press conference, adding the Turkish attacks on Syrian territories coincided with our meeting in Astana affecting the progress of the talks.\u201d<\/p>\n
He added \u201cwe are satisfied with the outcomes of the international meeting,\u201d describing the situation in Syria as \u201cstill difficult\u201d in light of the existence of terrorist organizations like \u201cTahrir al-Cham\u201d in addition to many \u201csleeping cells.\u201d<\/p>\n
“The stance of the United States in northeastern Syria is destructive, as it provides the separatist militias with weapons and other military equipment\u201d, The Russian diplomat said, adding \u201cWe call on the international community to help return the Syrian refugees to their country, away from any politicization.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lavrentiev went on to say that the aerial strikes of turkey are very regrettable and the land operation Turkey is talking about will lead to more civilian victims.<\/p>\n
As for the Israeli recurrent attacks on Syrian lands, Lavrentiev commented \u201cWe have stressed our stance in the common communique and we categorically reject these attack which not only destroy the infrastructure, but they kill civilians.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bushra\/ Baraa\/ Mazen Eyon<\/p>\n
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