Russia: US Coalition Strikes on Syrian Forces Unacceptable

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Hours after the US aggression on a Syrian convoy, Russia Friday condemned the US-led coalition move as "unacceptable", state media reported.

"Any military actions that lead to a deterioration in the situation in Syria obviously impact the political process," deputy foreign minister Gennady Gatilov was quoted as saying by state-run RIA Novosti in Geneva.

He further said: "Such actions that were carried out against the Syrian armed forces... this is completely unacceptable, this is a breach of Syrian sovereignty.”

In a statement, the US-led coalition said it had struck "pro-regime forces... that posed a threat to U.S. and partner forces."

Representatives of Syria's government and opposition High Negotiations Committee are in Switzerland for the sixth round of UN-backed peace negotiations, but there has been little sign of progress.

In the first concrete results from talks this week on ending Syria's conflict, the United Nations said the warring sides had agreed to set up expert committees to discuss "constitutional issues."

Another deputy foreign minister, Mikhail Bogdanov, told TASS news agency that Russia "supports" the move.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team