Russia’s permanent envoy to the UN Vitally Churkin called for closing the Turkish-Syrian borders through which oil and relics are being smuggled from territories seized by ISIS terrorist organization towards Turkey.
“Russia considers closing the borders as an urgent issue in order to stop the support offered to the terrorists,” Churkin said at a session for UN Security Council on Thursday, adding that his country calls for the spread of independent observers along those borders.
He also suggested to consider a possibility to impose a full commercial embargo against ISIS, affirming that the largest operations of oil smuggle are mainly done from Iraq through the Turkish lands, and the transporting of gunmen and arms are also made through borders between Turkey and Syria.
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“Russia considers closing the borders as an urgent issue in order to stop the support offered to the terrorists,” Churkin said at a session for UN Security Council on Thursday, adding that his country calls for the spread of independent observers along those borders.
He also suggested to consider a possibility to impose a full commercial embargo against ISIS, affirming that the largest operations of oil smuggle are mainly done from Iraq through the Turkish lands, and the transporting of gunmen and arms are also made through borders between Turkey and Syria.
[sana.sy]
14/4/16
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The Russian Coordination Center in Hmeimim reported on Thursday the infiltration of some 150 terrorists into northeastern Lattakia after they were seen crossing the border from Turkey....
ReplyDeleteThe Center stated in a statement published on the site of the Russian Defense Ministry that some 150 terrorists were monitored and tracked by the Russian Coordination Center as they crossed through Turkish army checkpoints in order to enter Syria through the northeastern countryside of Lattakia.
On April 11, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation announced that the Turkish regime still supports Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist organization and provides it with weapons and terrorists......http://sana.sy/en/?p=74606
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