Russian Foreign Ministry Says Unaware Of Alleged Syria-US Intelligence Services Talks

Russian Foreign Ministry Says Unaware of Alleged Syria-US Intelligence Services Talks

The Russian Foreign Ministry is unaware of the alleged negotiations between delegations of the US and Syrian intelligence services, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov said Wednesday

MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 29th August, 2018) The Russian Foreign Ministry is unaware of the alleged negotiations between delegations of the US and Syrian intelligence services, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov said Wednesday.

On Tuesday, Lebanese Al Akhbar newspaper reported citing sources that the US high-ranking delegation had visited Damascus in June and held a meeting with senior officials of the Syrian security agencies. The US delegation reportedly stated that Washington would pull out its troops from Syria if Iranian forces are withdrawn from southern Syria, US companies are granted oil concessions in Syria's east and the US side is fully provided with information about terrorist groups in Syria, in particular foreign fighter who could return to the Western countries.

"We do not have such information," Bogdanov told reporters.