Lavrov: Syria-Turkey agreement on Kurds remains in effect

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Kurdish female fighters of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) gather during a celebration at the iconic Al-Naim square in Raqa on October 19, 2017, after retaking the city from Islamic State (IS) group fighters. The SDF fighters flushed jihadist holdouts from Raqa's main hospital and municipal stadium, wrapping up a more than four-month offensive against what used to be the inner sanctum of IS's self-proclaimed "caliphate". / AFP PHOTO / BULENT KILIC

RABAT – Russia and Turkey are interested in restoring Syria’s territorial integrity and sovereignty, while Moscow believes that the agreement between Damascus and Ankara on the Kurds remains in effect, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Jan. 25.

“We once again confirmed that and Turkish partners agreed with that unconditionally that all of us are interested in regaining Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. The agreement, which you mentioned, is the 1998 Adana Agreement, which was concluded between Turkey and Syria. Its essence consists in efforts to remove Turkey’s concern about its security, and the Syrian leadership decided to conclude this agreement, taking up certain commitments, and we believe that this agreement basically remains in effect and, as I understand, the signatory countries of this agreement are thinking in the same way,” he said at a press conference in Morocco.

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