Russia's Lavrov tells U.S. counterpart: respect Syrian sovereignty

MOSCOW - Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov told his U.S. counterpart John Kerry that Washington should respect Syrian sovereignty in its fight against Islamic State militants, the ministry said in a statement on Sunday.

Lavrov stressed "the necessity to strictly comply with the United Nations statute, norms of international law and unconditional respect of Syrian sovereignty during the fulfillment of plans by the U.S.-led coalition, which includes the use of force," the ministry said.

President Barack Obama authorized U.S. air strikes against Islamic State targets in Syria earlier this month. 
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• Lavrov urges to respect Syria’s sovereignty in struggle against Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL)

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stressed the importance of coordinated actions of the world community to rebuff the terrorist group Islamic State, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Sunday...

MOSCOW, September 21. /ITAR-TASS/. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and United States Secretary of State John Kerry had a telephone conversation on Sunday to discuss ways of rebuffing the terrorist group Islamic State, the Russian Foreign Ministry said, adding that the conversation had been initiated by the U.S. side.   “The sides exchanged views on methods of counteracting the terrorist group Islamic State. Lavrov stressed the importance of coordinated, without double standards, actions of the world community to rebuff this threat and called to refrain from distorting facts in the Syrian context,” the ministry said. “It was specifically noted that it was necessary to strictly observe the United Nations Charter and norms of the international law, to respect Syria’s sovereignty in realizing plans of the U.S.- formed coalition, including a force operation,” the ministry said.

  [en.itar-tass.com] 21/9/14 
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