Mikhail Bogdanov
The Russian foreign Ministry began to work with a team of elected President of the USA of Donald trump on the settlement of the conflict in Syria. As reported TASS, said on Thursday, November 17, Deputy foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov.
“In Washington we are starting contacts with people who are likely to work with the new President. I hope that the outgoing and incoming U.S. administration understands that without Russia, the crisis in Syria can not be solved”, — said the Deputy Minister.
Moscow, Bogdanov added, supports any steps aimed at the resumption of inter-Syrian negotiations. “We welcome any measures that will contribute to the preparation of inclusive inter-Syrian dialogue under the auspices of the UN,” he said. The diplomat stressed that to decide the fate of Syria should the citizens of this country.
The fight against terrorism is one of the main points of the electoral program of the trump. The Republican has repeatedly criticized the middle East policy of the current President of the United States, which, in his opinion, led to a surge of radical Islamism and terrorism in the region.
On 14 November, the Syrian problem was raised during the first telephone talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Donald trump. Hand, as mentioned in the message of the Kremlin, agreed on the need to join efforts in the fight against “the common enemy number one” — international terrorism and extremism. “In this way were discussed and the settlement of the crisis in Syria,” — said in the presidential administration of the Russian Federation.
November 12, trump said he was ready to cooperate with Damascus in the fight against the terrorist group “Islamic state” (IG banned in Russia) and to stop using the so-called moderate Syrian opposition. Also during his election campaign, the Republican promised that if elected President of the United States will not overthrow the regimes in other States.
In addition, trump has repeatedly expressed hope for cooperation with Moscow, particularly in the fight against ISIS. From this step it warned the head of the Pentagon Ashton Carter, the Minister for foreign Affairs of great Britain, Boris Johnson.