Task of combating terrorism wider that Syrian crisis - Lavrov

MOSCOW, December 15. /TASS/. The problem of terrorism is broader than just the Syrian issue, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said at a meeting with US Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday. "Our presidents in recent months have several times discussed the problems that are associated with the need for a more effective fight against terrorism. There are questions still remaining in this sphere that we need to consider today in the context of the further work of the international Syria Support Group, in particular," the minister said. "The Syrian settlement itself requires our constant attention, in line with the objectives, agreements that have been reached in Vienna during two meetings of this group." "Of course, the problem of terrorism is broader than just the Syrian issue," Lavrov said. "The international meeting on Libya, where the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group is also sprouting, has ended the other day. According to Lavrov, "Islamic State is also active in Iraq, and there are terrorist manifestations in Yemen, in Afghanistan." "So, I hope that today we will be able to discuss all these issues as a whole," the Russian foreign minister said. He also said he expected "to exchange views on the state of affairs in the Palestinian-Israeli settlement" process. Read more