US, Russian Federation to coordinate and harden position on ISIS
“Well, we coordinate the efforts against ISIL”, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in a joint press conference with his USA counterpart John Kerry.
The minister has “more than 50 meetings” scheduled on the sidelines of the UNGA, the source told RIA Novosti.
Responding to a query a few new intelligence-sharing association between Russian Federation, Iraq, Syria and Iran, Lavrov stated: “We coordinate the efforts towards…” Our presidents will be meeting tomorrow. I hope we will be able to hold talks openly, trying to move forward, ” he said.
“In my opinion, giving military support to illegal structures runs counter to the principles of present worldwide law and the United Nations Charter”.
The Russian minister added that U.S. officials believe that the coalition against the Islamic State terrorist organization can act without the approval of the UN Security Council, but Moscow believes that such actions violate worldwide law.
“It was a very thorough exchange of views on both the military and the political implications of Russia’s increased engagement in Syria“, a senior U.S. official said, according to Reuters.
SECRETARY KERRY: I think the critical thing is that all of the efforts need to be coordinated.