BELGRADE, 2 December. To curb illegal oil business involving prohibited in Russia of the terrorist organization “Islamic state” it is necessary to block the Syrian-Turkish border. This was stated by Minister of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov following the meeting with the OSCE Chairman, first Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of foreign Affairs of Serbia Ivica Dacic.
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“Probably, it is necessary not so much to start the long process of investigation (illegal supply of oil by terrorists Syria to Turkey), how to do a single step to block the Syrian-Turkish border”, – said the head of the Russian foreign Ministry.
According to him, Russia can support from the air operation to overlap the Turkish-Syrian border. The diplomat also noted that Putin and Obama discussed the overlap of the Syrian-Turkish border.
“This organization is not engaged in the investigations here rather than start a long investigation procedure, how much to make obvious to all, without exception, to block the Turkish-Syrian border”, – says Lavrov.
He also added that “it is in the subject plan was discussed by President Putin with Obama and other leaders who participated in the climate summit in Paris a few days ago.” “The US, by the mouth of their leaders, as the leader, they created the anti-terrorist coalition, has publicly called upon Turkey to close the border”, – noted the Minister.
According to Lavrov, to overlap the Turkish-Syrian border you can use the Kurds, U.S. special forces, but with the consent of Damascus.
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“As for specific ways to overlap the Turkish – Syrian border, as Turkish and Iraqi border, it is necessary to proceed from real opportunities on the ground, – said the head of the Russian foreign Ministry. – Can be used on the Syrian side and the Iraqi side of the Kurdish militias, which are allies of the US-led coalition. The U.S. has the forces in Iraq and Washington said that it can be applied in Syria. I am convinced that this can be done only with the consent of the Syrian government, but the special forces on the ground there”.
According to him, one of the obvious options is the “combination of the efforts of the Kurds, respectively, on the Syrian side of the border and on the Iraqi side of the border – and the efforts of the Turkish government in conjunction with U.S. special forces and possibly other countries of the coalition in regard to the Turkish side of Turkish-Syrian and Turkish-Iraqi borders”.
“If the creation of such barriers feed the ISIL will try to prevent the terrorists, the Russian aviation group in Syria together with the coalition led by the Americans, I am sure, and will be ready to provide air support to the terrorists did not intervene in the overlapping border for illegal shipments of oil in one direction and weapons and fighters to the other side”, – said Lavrov.
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Lavrov said that the facts about oil trading in Turkey will be presented officially at the UN.
The facts of the report of the defense Ministry of Turkey will be presented to all interested parties, said the head of the Russian foreign Ministry.
Sergey Lavrov said that Turkey will not be able to undermine the Vienna process on Syria.
Turkey will not be able to undermine the “Vienna process” on Syria
The Minister noted that Turkey will not be able to undermine the prospects of creating a United anti-terrorist front and the political process in the framework of the Vienna group.
“We are promoting the concept, according to which parallel with the fight against terrorism, it is necessary to intensify the process of political settlement in Syria, which was called “Vienna process”, – said Lavrov.
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“If what made the Turkish aviation November 24, shooting down the Russian plane was intended to undermine the prospects of creating a common antiterrorist front and to undermine the prospects of the political process in the framework of the Vienna group, it is the Turkish side will not, I assure you,” he said.
Lavrov believes that it will be sad not to hear anything new at the meeting with Turkish Minister of foreign Affairs in Belgrade.
“As for a possible meeting with the Minister of foreign Affairs of Turkey, in response to the urgent request of the Turkish side we such a meeting ready to provide, – said the Minister. – We want to understand what our Turkish partners, urgently seeking the meeting, I can say beyond what they’ve already said publicly.”
“It will be sad if anything new we will not hear, said the Minister. But in any case I would like us to ask a few questions to the Turkish side, including attempting to pervert the content of my telephone conversation with the Turkish foreign Minister on 25 November.
