Russia calls for dialogue between Damascus and the Kurds avoiding division

ARK News: The Russian Foreign Ministry warned of attempts to "separating" northeast Syria, stressing the need to solve the problems in those areas on the basis of the sovereignty of Syria and through dialogue between Damascus and the Kurds.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told during a news conference on Thursday: "It is a matter of concern that continuous attempts to appear to have separated northeastern Syria. "We continue to stand with the long-term stability and security of northeastern Syria by affirming Syria's sovereignty and fruitful dialogue between Damascus and the Kurds, which is considered as part of the Syrian people."

Zakharova added that it is unacceptable to cut off Syria's territory under any pretext, including the pretext of fighting terrorism, noting that the Syrian regime has proven its ability to fight it.

She stressed that international legitimacy requires the approval of Damascus for any operations taking place in its territory and so on against the backdrop of Turkish-American efforts to establish a "safe area" east of the Euphrates, and continued US efforts to support the "SDF" and prevent the extension of the Syrian regime control over that area.

Source: RT

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