Russia has established direct contacts with the political committee of Syria’s Islamist insurgent group, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the Interfax information company quoted Russian Deputy International Minister Mikhail Bogdanov as saying on Thursday.
Interfax reported that Bogdanov, talking to journalists, additionally stated that Moscow aimed to keep up its army bases in Syria to proceed “combating worldwide terrorism”.
Bogdanov stated contacts with HTS, probably the most highly effective drive within the nation after the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad, have been “continuing in constructive style”.
Russia, he stated, hoped the group would fulfil its pledges to “guard towards all excesses”, preserve order and make sure the security of diplomats and different foreigners.
Bogdanov stated Russia hoped to keep up its two bases in Syria – a naval base in Tartous and the Khmeimim Air Base close to the port metropolis of Latakia – to maintain up efforts towards worldwide terrorism.
“The bases are nonetheless there, the place they have been on Syrian territory. No different selections have been made for the second,” he was quoted as saying.
“They have been there on the Syrians’ request with the purpose of combating terrorists from the Islamic State. I’m continuing on the idea of the notion that everybody agrees that the struggle towards terrorism, and what stays of IS, shouldn’t be over.”
Sustaining that struggle, he stated, “requires collective efforts and on this connection, our presence and the Khmeimim base performed an vital function within the context of the general struggle towards worldwide terrorism.”
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