Earlier Monday, a source told Sputnik that Greece had received a request from the United States to deny Russian aircraft providing humanitarian aid to Syria use of the country's airspace.
"This is an absurd move and if it is supported by Greece, it will be an unfriendly move toward Russia," Jabbarov said.
On Saturday, the US embassy appealed to the Greek government with a request to prohibit the flights of Russian aircraft providing aid to Syria, however, Athens refused to do so, a source told RIA Novosti.
The Russian senator stressed that there Iran, Turkey and Central Asian states may assist Russia with regard to its humanitarian mission in Syria.
Commenting on the US’ request to close Greek airspace to Russian humanitarian flights to Syria, the Russian senator said that Washington "is afraid of any assistance that Russia is providing to the Syrian people."
Jabbarov commented on Western media reports concerning Russia's alleged increased weapons supplies to Syria saying that "the purpose of this campaign is to spark anti-Russian hysteria."
The senator also noted that if the United States had the right to do so, it would have closed all countries' airspace to Russian aircraft.
However, Russia can create new flight routes under international agreements, he concluded....
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- Also on Saturday, US Secretary of State John Kerry expressed concern to his Russian counterpart over reports of "an imminent enhanced Russian military build-up" in Syria.
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Russian president’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov said on Monday it is too early provide any comment on the United States’ request to Greece to close its air space for Russian aircraft making humanitarian flights to Syria...
ReplyDelete"There was a corresponding statement by our Greek partners who said they were considering this request," the Kremlin spokesman said. "It is too early to speak about that until we have any reaction."
Earlier on Monday, the Greek Foreign Ministry confirmed reports that the country had received a request from the United States to close its air space for Russian aircraft making flights to Syria with humanitarian cargoes.
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According to a Greek government spokesperson, Russia no longer needs access to the Greek airspace to deliver humanitarian aid to Syria, Reuters reported...
ReplyDeleteAccording to Reuters, Athens said that Russian aircraft delivering humanitarian aid to Syria would bypass Greece using an air route to the east of the country.
However, Greek Foreign Ministry spokesman Konstantinos Koutras told Sputnik that Athens cannot confirm the reports.
"Right now I can only confirm that we received such a request on Sunday and it is under discussion," Koutras said. "I don't have such information," he said commenting on reports that Russia would avoid Greek airspace in order to deliver humanitarian aid to war-torn country in the Middle East.............http://sptnkne.ws/GMS
8/9/15
Aide humanitaire russe en Syrie: la Bulgarie ferme son espace aérien...
ReplyDeleteLa Bulgarie a fermé son espace aérien aux avions russes transportant de l'aide humanitaire en Syrie, rapporte le journal grec Kathimerini.
"Finalement, les deux avions russes transportant de l'aide humanitaire en Syrie survoleront le territoire iranien, au lieu d'utiliser le trajet qui passe à travers les Balkans et la Grèce. Cet itinéraire a été choisi en raison du fait que la Bulgarie ait refusé aux autorités russes d'utiliser son espace aérien. Cela a facilité la vie à Athènes, qui avait reçu une demande similaire de la part de la Russie", indique le journal.
Auparavant, les autorités grecques ont confirmé que Washington avait demandé à Athènes de fermer son espace aérien aux avions russes transportant de l'aide humanitaire en Syrie. Washington a averti que si les rumeurs sur le renforcement de la présence russe en territoire syrien étaient confirmées, cela pourrait entraîner une "escalade du conflit" et une confrontation directe avec les forces de la coalition internationale qui combat l'État islamique dans le pays.....http://sptnkne.ws/GPJ
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