According to him, the activity of the Russian Aerospace Force units in Syria "is based on the agreement that we signed with Damascus in accordance with President Bashar Assad’s request." "In this sense, from the viewpoint of the fulfilment of our agreement with the Syrians, there have been no problems whatsoever," the minister said.
The issue of how events around Incirlik Air Base may affect the counter-terrorist operation in Syria should be clarified in the framework of the US-led coalition, Lavrov said.
"This is a topic for clarifying in the context of the US-led coalition’s activities," Lavrov said. "We can talk about mechanisms that were established with our participation, about the conditions that exist for activities of the (Russian) Aerospace Defense Forces in Syria," he added.
- Russia believes it is necessary to solve all issues in Turkey solely in line with the Constitution, said Russian foreign minister.
"As for the developments in Turkey, our stance is that it is necessary to solve all the issues solely in line with the Constitution," he stressed.
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18/7/16
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The U.S. on Sunday resumed flight operations from a Turkish airbase to launch airstrikes against Islamic State (IS) after Turkey reopened its airspace closed in the wake of a failed coup attempt...
ReplyDeleteSpeaking to reporters aboard his plane after a visit to Afghanistan, Joseph Dunford, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, confirmed the reopening of the Incirlik Air Base in southwestern Turkey.
"We resumed flight operations today, and airspace is opened back up -- business as usual," Dunford told Pentagon reporters, adding there are no plans to change the U.S. force posture in Turkey.
"Our relationship with Turkey as a NATO ally is broad -- politically, economically and from a security perspective," he said.
In terms of urgency, the United States is most concerned about the counter-IS fight and its partnership with Turkey in the fight, Dunford said.
The border area between Turkey and Syria is critical, as foreign fighters and money flow across the border, the general noted.
"The Turkish-Syrian border is important to isolate the battlefield in Syria," he said, "and so we're watching that pretty closely, too."
Dunford expressed relief that Turkey "bounced back pretty quickly" in the first 24 hours in terms of facilitating operations in Syria.
Turkey closed the airspace of the Incirlik Air Base and cut commercial power supply to it following Friday's military coup attempt, in which at least 290 people, including 190 civilians, were killed.....http://www.china.org.cn/world/2016-07/18/content_38906930.htm