Syrian Arab News Agency S A N A
Moscow, SANA – The Russian Ambassador to Syria Alexander Kinshchak said Russia’s decision to normalize relations with Turkey could positively reflect on settling the crisis in Syria and on the efforts of combating international terrorism.
In an interview with TASS on Thursday, Kinshchak said if a partnership could be established between Moscow and Ankara with counterterrorism playing a central role in, that would be quite positively effective in the development of the situation in Syria.
Kinshchak didn’t rule out having a progress in the file of closing borders between Syria and Turkey to prevent terrorists from infiltrating into Syria.
He told Novosti news agency “If we had an understanding on a common ground to combat terrorism, and if our potential partners in turkey understood that terrorism is a big danger, so they would close the borders.”
In an another context, the Russian Ambassador said there is no big need to establish a Russian permanent military base in Syria, telling journalists “The Russian Defense Ministry will solve this issue in light of the development of the political and military missions in Syria.
On Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin made a phone call with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan where they agreed on the mutual normalization of bilateral relations after Erdogan had apologized over downing the Russian jet in the Syrian airspace and killing its pilot on 24th November of last year.
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