Lavrov: Many parties support armed factions in Syria

In an interview he conducted with him in Moscow, the American journalist Tucker Carlsen, who is close to the newly elected president Donald TrumpIt was broadcast on Thursday, he said Lavrov In response to a question about the parties supporting the armed factions that took control of… Aleppo Hama: “We have information about it and we would like to discuss it with all our partners in this operation and how to cut off their funding and armament channels.”

He added: “The publicly available information mentions, in particular, the Americans, the British and some other parties.” “Some also say that Israel is interested in exacerbating the situation so that the Gaza Strip is not under the microscope,” the statement said. Russian news agency “Sputnik”.

“This is a complex game. Many actors participate in it,” Lavrov emphasized.

The Russian minister explained that he had been in contact with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan as well as his Iranian counterpart Abbas Aragchi, confirming an agreement to try to arrange a meeting with them this week.

He pointed out that the talks will include “the need to return to the strict implementation of the agreement”. IdlibBecause the de-escalation zone became the place from where the terrorists set out to take control of Aleppo.

Among the issues that will be discussed, according to Lavrov, is the “opening of the M5 highway from Damascus to Aleppo, which was seized by terrorists.”

The German news agency reported on Thursday evening that Russian warplanes had destroyed the Al Rastan Bridge, which connects the two cities. mother-in-law And hummus To stop the advance of armed factions.

He mentioned Syrian Observatory Syrian government forces moved more than 200 military vehicles loaded with weapons and equipment into the city of Homs to strengthen their positions in the Al-Waer area and near military colleges after armed factions took control of Hama.

Syrian Defense Minister Ali Mahmoud Abbas confirmed in a statement Thursday evening that the army is fighting a fierce battle with armed organizations, noting that the withdrawal from Hama is tactical.