Zakharova: preservation of Syrian statehood is of importance for Russia

Zakharova: preservation of Syrian statehood is of importance for Russia

The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, described the military-political situation in Syria as dynamic. Russian aviation continues to attack IS positions, several settlements were liberated, she said. A US plane delivered weapons and food to a little-known group, which has expressed the desire to fight IS. It is not known who might get this ammunition, Zakharovaa noted.

She recalled that yesterday the Russian embassy in Damascus came under mortar fire.

"During intensive contacts with Damascus, we clearly identified no alternative to a Syrian settlement. All the time we hear that Russia should not support Assad, as terrorist activity in Syria is growing because of him," the representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry noted. "We do not support Assad, for us it's important to preserve Syrian statehood. They said that if Assad leaves, the terrorist activity will decline. This logic corresponds to the aspirations of the terrorists," the correspondent of Vestnik Kavkaza cited her as saying.

Zakharova noted that the Western media are "overblowing a story about Russian cruise missiles supposedly falling in Iran." According to her, these messages "transmit only the position of the US State Department, not taking into account the position of Russia."

"Now everyone’s asking themselves why IS militants are using off-road vehicles produced by Toyota, and where IS got them in such quantity," she noted. According to her, these off-road Toyotas were delivered to Syria by the US and its British colleagues themselves."

The escalation of tensions between Palestine and Israel has continued, Zakharov said, adding that more than 400 Palestinian youths have been arrested by the Israeli authorities.

"Terrorist attacks have been committed against citizens of Israel," she pointed out.

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