03:47UN: Reports of Russian airstrikes targeting civilians are lies, says FM Muallem
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem refuted allegations printed in Western media that Russian airstrikes targeted the Syrian civilian population during his visit to the United Nations Headquarters in New York, Wednesday, stating that "they will lie to the end. It is absolutely not true. There are certain targets that have been found and the raids were carried out on the basis of this information."
Muallem told reporters that the international community had "failed in the fight against terrorism," and questioned why the UN Security Council took no action against the states which have not implemented the UN resolutions related to fighting terrorism.
Muallem confirmed that "the purpose of these operations is to destroy terrorism in the face of ISIS and Jabhat al-Nusra and other terrorist organizations linked to Al-Qaeda," and for this purpose they have created an intelligence and information centre in Baghdad for the exchange of information between Syria, Russia, Iraq and Iran.
When asked if there was any coordination with the United States-led coalition which also claims to be targeting Islamic State forces in Syria, Muallem replied that "there is no coordination that concerns us."
03:47Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem refuted allegations printed in Western media that Russian airstrikes targeted the Syrian civilian population during his visit to the United Nations Headquarters in New York, Wednesday, stating that "they will lie to the end. It is absolutely not true. There are certain targets that have been found and the raids were carried out on the basis of this information."
Muallem told reporters that the international community had "failed in the fight against terrorism," and questioned why the UN Security Council took no action against the states which have not implemented the UN resolutions related to fighting terrorism.
Muallem confirmed that "the purpose of these operations is to destroy terrorism in the face of ISIS and Jabhat al-Nusra and other terrorist organizations linked to Al-Qaeda," and for this purpose they have created an intelligence and information centre in Baghdad for the exchange of information between Syria, Russia, Iraq and Iran.
When asked if there was any coordination with the United States-led coalition which also claims to be targeting Islamic State forces in Syria, Muallem replied that "there is no coordination that concerns us."