Iran Press/Europe: Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov in an interview given to media outlets on Friday said Idlib is not the last problematic place in Syria, as there are large territories east of the Euphrates River where absolutely unacceptable things happen; as the United States is trying to create a quasi-state there.
According to Syria's SANA news agency, Lavrov said Washington is creating administrative bodies to replace government institutions in that area, and it encourages displaced people to go back there, whereas the US, France, and other Western states do not want to provide suitable conditions for displaced people to return to other areas so that a credible political process may begin.
Lavrov warned: “I cannot exclude the possibility that the US is trying to keep the situation heated up in the region to ensure that everyone is on the edge. It’s easier for them to catch fish in the water they muddy. Such policies never have a happy ending.”
However, Lavrov’s comments came just days after his US counterpart Mike Pompeo claimed that the Washington has two main goals in Syria: defeat ISIS and force the withdrawal of the Iranian forces and their allies.
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