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Russia ‘Has Every Right to Intervene in Syria' - French Politician

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Russian military presence in Syria is completely justified and its planes are doing a good job bombing ISIL targets in the country, French politician Elisabeth Guigou said in an interview to Radio France International.

Guigou, who is the President of the Foreign Affairs Committee in the French National Assembly, pointed out that France itself and other countries, including the United States, are currently conducting airstrikes in Syria. That's why it would be hypocritical to tell Moscow not to get involved in Syria.

"Russia has every right to intervene militarily in Syria," Guigou told Radio France International.

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At the same time, the French politician stressed that Russia should concentrate on bombing ISIL targets without touching Syrian opposition forces.

Guigou also expressed hope that following Russian airstrikes various Syrian factions will sit down at the negotiating table, so a peace-building process would finally begin. She also stressed that in order for Syria to have lasting peace, representatives from the United States, Russia, the EU, Iran and other countries of the Middle East should take part in a negotiation process.

"First ceasefire should be implemented in Syria, then a political transition period can start which would precede negotiation talks involving all parties, except terrorist organizations," Guigou explained.

As for the countries of the EU, they should all agree on one, unified foreign policy on Syria. However, it will be a tough thing to achieve, as an EU mandate can't undermine sovereign interests of EU members, the French politician told the radio station.

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Syria has been in a state of civil war since 2011, with forces of the country's President Bashar Assad fighting opposition factions and numerous extremist groups, including Islamic State (ISIL) and the Nusra Front.

Since 2014, a US-led coalition has been bombing IS terrorist positions in Syria without the approval of the UN Security Council or the Syrian authorities.

On September 30, Russia launched a multinational aerial campaign aimed at assisting Damascus-led forces in their fight against terrorist groups trying to oust President Bashar al-Assad. The operation was authorized by legitimate Syrian authorities. Russia, Syria, Iran and Iraq agreed in September to cooperate on security and intelligence sharing in Syria and set up an information center in Baghdad to coordinate their efforts.

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