Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said today that Russia had not promised the withdrawal of pro-Iranian forces from Syria. Sergei Lavrov made the statement following a comment by a senior State Department spokesman who, referring to the November 8 memorandum signed by Russia, the United States and Jordan, said Russia had allegedly pledged to pro-Iranian forces from southwestern Syria.
"As for what is happening all over Syria, at the moment we have not discussed anything specific with our American colleagues. "Among other things, we confirm the fact of our own and our Iranian legal presence, which exists at the invitation of the legitimate government, as well as the fact of the illegal presence of the USA, which conducts military operations, primarily supporting the armed opposition forces." , Lavrov told reporters
He added that in particular they discussed the mechanism that will help operate the de-escalation zone in southwestern Syria.
