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Russia Says Iran's Presence in Syria Is Legitimate


(Tass-Russia) "We state the fact of our and the Iranian legitimate presence [in Syria] at the invitation of the legitimate government," Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Tuesday. Lavrov added that the withdrawal of pro-Iranian forces from Syria was not discussed at the talks with the U.S. on a de-escalation zone in Syria's southwest. "Seeking non-Syrian units' withdrawal from the line of engagement in this difficult region of Syria is that what we agreed on," he explained.
2017-11-15 00:00:00
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