Kremlin says in touch with Ankara over north Syria operation
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- Reuters
- Published Date: 12:00 | 22 January 2018
- Modified Date: 01:46 | 22 January 2018
Russian officials are in contact with the Turkish leadership over Ankara's military operation against the PYD/PKK terror group in northern Syria's Afrin region, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday.
Peskov, speaking on a conference call with reporters, declined to comment when asked if Moscow had known in advance about the operation. He said Russia continued to believe in the fundamental importance of Syria's territorial integrity.
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