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US
forces are seen at the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG)
headquarters after it was hit by Turkish airstrikes in Mount Karachok
near Malikiya, Syria, April 25, 2017
Russian envoy
to the United Nations called on the United States to stop the
"occupation" actions, to let the Syrian government recover peaceful life
on the territories, freed of terrorists.
Russia has urged the US-led anti-terrorist
coalition
to cease its "occupation attitude" in Syria, Russian Ambassador to the
United Nations Vassily Nebenzia said at the UN Security Council's
session on Saturday.
"We insist on the immediate cessation of the occupation attitude
of the so-called coalition, which will have, among other things, a
distinct humanitarian effect. It would allow the Syrian government to
engage in the restoration of a normal life on all territories, liberated
from the terrorists," Nebenzia said.
Comment: During negotiations on a UN Security
Council resolution on ceasefire in Syria, Russia sought to prevent the
document from becoming a pretext for military action in Syria, Russia's
UN envoy, Vasily Nebenzya,
said on Saturday.
"The reason why we negotiated for so long on this resolution is
that we wanted to make sure that it is not used as a pretext for any
military action," he said. "We heard some worried comments on
that in recent days and including today, some of them very bellicose.
And we said it clearly that we won't let anyone to interpret this
resolution as a pretext for military action," the Russian diplomat said.
The US military presence in Syria
is aimed
at solving "geopolitical issues of doubtful legitimacy," Russia's UN
envoy, Vasily Nebenzya, told the UN Security Council on Saturday.
"The aim of fighting with terrorists should not become a
disguise for solving this or that geopolitical issue of doubtful
legitimacy, which is exactly what the United States is currently doing
in Syria," the Russian diplomat said after the unanimous UN Security Council vote to adopt a resolution on Syrian ceasefire.
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UN Security Council unanimously votes in favor of 30-day Syria ceasefire
Comment: During negotiations on a UN Security Council resolution on ceasefire in Syria, Russia sought to prevent the document from becoming a pretext for military action in Syria, Russia's UN envoy, Vasily Nebenzya, said on Saturday. The US military presence in Syria is aimed at solving "geopolitical issues of doubtful legitimacy," Russia's UN envoy, Vasily Nebenzya, told the UN Security Council on Saturday. See also: UN Security Council unanimously votes in favor of 30-day Syria ceasefire