MESOP : LAVROV FOR A NEW MARRIAGE KURDS, ARABS WITH ASSAD / MOSCOW SAYS “NO” TO SEPARATE KURDISH ENTITY IN SYRIA

Russia: Syrian Kurds, Opposition & Assad Should Unite Against IS

Basnews – 04.07. – 2015 – MOSCOW –“The initiative of creating a collective force of Arab countries has been discussed for a long time now. This idea was put forward by our Egyptian colleagues, and it is now being discussed in the Arab League. If this organisation believes that there are ways to improve the effectiveness of the joint fight against the terrorist threat, we will only welcome it,” Lavrov said.He added that Russian President Vladimir Putin believes that all countries in the region and rebel groups should work together for a secular Syria, respecting minority and ethnic rights.

“This applies to Syria as well, both the Syrian army and the Syrian opposition, including armed opposition forces, which stand for the preservation of a sovereign, territorially integral and secular Syria, which is not subject to any manifestations of extremism and provides equal rights to all ethnic and religious groups,” Lavrov said.

“This also applies to the Syrian Kurds and other countries in the region, such as Iraq, Iran, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia. Russia is not imposing any schemes. We just see that the disagreements between a number of states in the region distract them from their primary task which is fighting terrorism,” Lavrov emphasized .

“These disagreements can wait; they are not a priority, because the pace at which ISIS is branching out and its influence spreading demands that we focus on the primary task which is to stop this terrorist entity in its tracks and prevent it from creating a “Caliphate,” which is the terrorists’ goal,” Lavrov concluded. Recently there have been several disagreements and tensions between the Syrian government and the Kurds in Syria over the fight against IS. High-level security officials from the Syrian regime have been involved in fighting against IS in Hasakah city, and are wary about Western air support for Kurds.

Defence Minister of the Cizere canton administration Abdulkarim Sarokhan in an interview with Welati recently said there is no truth to rumours of coordination between the Syrian regime and the Kurds in Hasakah, who have refused to meet Syrian regime officials.