Foreign Minister of Russia Lavrov has stated that “the easiest way to normalize the situation in Afrin would be to return the territory under the control of the government of Syria.”
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In a statement that he made today (April 9), Foreign Minister of Russia Sergei Lavrov said that Russia hopes that Turkey will return Afrin under the control of the government of Syria.
As reported by Sputnik, Lavrov stated,
"The President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has never said that Turkey wants to occupy Afrin. We always proceed from the fact that the easiest way to normalize the situation in Afrin now that Turkish representatives say that the main goals they set there have been achieved would be to return the territory under the control of the government of Syria." (ŞA/SD)
Lavrov: ‘Russia Hopes Turkey Returns Afrin Under Syrian Government Control’
İstanbul - BIA News Desk
09 April 2018, Monday 16:29
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