Russia supplying weapons to Iraq, Syria - Lavrov
Russia is supporting the governments of Iraq and Syria with massive
supplies of weaponry and military equipment in order to help them fight
against extremist groups, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said
Monday.
Lavrov, speaking at a panel discussion focusing
on Russia’s foreign policy, said that with the Russian aid, the Iraqi
and Syrian governments' combat capacity has been greatly enhanced.
The
Russian minister continued by saying that only the United
Nations Security Council has the right to form a coalition against the
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, or ISIL.
Lavrov said that
any plans made outside the Security Council are worrying because "these
attempts result in an accumulation of chaos."
He added that the
aim of fighting against terror is adversely affected by linking it to
geopolitical decisions to punish certain regimes, and thus forcing such a
connection is morally indefensible.
The U.S. is leading an
international coalition against ISIL militants. Coalition warplanes are
striking ISIL targets in Iraq and Syria as well as supplying weapons to
Kurdish and Iraqi security forces fighting the ISIL militants.
Russia and the U.S. agree that ISIL must be fought, but they disagree about who should do the fighting.
Russia is
supplying the Assad regime in Syria, while the U.S and coalition forces
are supplying weapons to forces battling to topple Syrian President
Bashar al-Assad.
Source: aa.com.tr
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