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Combining Regime Change And Fight Against Terrorism 'Big Mistake' - Lavrov

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at a news conference in Moscow. - Sputnik International
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Attempts by a range of politicians to combine the collective fight against terrorism with a regime change in Syria are wrong, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Tuesday.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov speaks during a news conference in Moscow, Russia, January 26, 2016 - Sputnik International
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) –  “If we’re going to provide for a so-called inclusiveness in all the processes, when all of the players having an influence on the situation aren’t isolated, but will be invited to the negotiations table, this will be a reflection of the need to consider the new realities in the world, in world policy and in the economy,” Lavrov said during his annual press conference in Moscow.

According to Lavrov, this approach is used to settle many of today’s crises, including the united fight against terrorism.

“When other things are brought into the collectiveness in the fight [against terrorism], for example if you agree on a regime change in Syria, and then we start actually fighting against terrorism collectively and coordinate our actions. This is, I believe, already a big mistake for those politicians who hold this position,” Lavrov added.

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