MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 07th September, 2018) Russian forces strike militants' positions in Idlib in a precise manner so as not to hurt civilians, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said Thursday.
"We have heard what our military announced about the measures to destroy terrorists' ammunition depots, including drones and explosives for drones. These are strikes, which have been conducted, are conducted and will be conducted so as not to hurt civilians," Ryabkov said on the air of the Channel One broadcaster.
Politically, the main goal is to distinguish terrorists from the opposition, which is ready to participate constructively in the political process, he added.
According to Ryabkov, after the Friday summit of Russia, Turkey and Iran, it will become clearer how the situation in the region will develop.
Presidents of Russia, Turkey and Iran will meet in Tehran on Friday for the third trilateral summit to discuss the situation in Syria.
The situation in Syria's northwestern Idlib province, the last major insurgency stronghold, is expected to become one of the key topics at the summit. According to the Kremlin, the terrorism hotbed in Idlib destabilizes the situation in Syria and undermines the work toward the political settlement of the conflict. Moreover, Russian officials have repeatedly warned that terrorists were planning a false-flag chemical weapons attack in Idlib with an aim to provoke Western retaliation against the Syrian government.
