Sputnik- Russia is cooperating with legitimate Syrian government in the fight against terrorism while Damascus has the right to invite other partners that could help it defeat terrorists, Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov said Monday.
TEHRAN (Sputnik) Bogdanov, who held consultations onMonday withIranian Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Jaberi Ansari inTehran, commented onclaims that Moscow is coordinating its actions withLebanon Hezbollah insouthern Syria. "We solely cooperate withstate governments, inthis case withthe legitimate Syrian governmentWe support the Syrian army inthe fight againstterrorists onthe Syrian territory, acting onrequest bythe Syrian authorities, which have the right todecide who else they can invite toassist intheir counter-terrorism operations," Bogdanov told reporters inTehran.