ASTANA, SANA- Western media reports that the Syrian armed forces allegedly attacked Idlib with the support of Russian aircraft are lies, Russian Special Presidential Envoy for Syria Alexander Lavrentyev told reporters on Tuesday.
“I must mention the flood of false reports in the Western media, alleging that the Syrian armed forces, supported by Russian aircraft, conducted a number of indiscriminate strikes on Idlib. Those reports are lies,” he said ahead of an Astana international meeting on Syria.
“All strikes are carried out only after their targets are verified three times and attacks clearly target militant headquarters in order to prevent those destructive forces from taking further provocative actions,” the Russian envoy noted.
Moscow believes that there is a need to address the increased activities of terrorist groups in Syria, Russian Special Presidential Envoy for Syria Alexander Lavrentyev told reporters on Tuesday ahead of an Astana international meeting on Syria.
“We will consider the current security situation. Terrorist organizations have stepped up their activities in the country, it’s not just about the so-called IS (the Islamic State terror group outlawed in Russia – TASS), but also about others, be it in central Syria, in the country’s south, in Idlib and in the northeast, beyond the Euphrates River,” he pointed out.
“We believe that it’s important to consider the issue and agree on further actions in this regard in order to ensure a sustainable ceasefire in certain areas because a nationwide ceasefire in Syria, which is often called for, is hardly achievable under the current conditions, given the increased activities of terrorist groups,” Lavrentyev emphasized.
Source: Syrian Arab News Agency