1 Syria The deputy head of the Russian Center for the Reconciliation of the Warring Parties in Syria, rear-admiral Vadim Kulit, stated that the terrorists from Turkish-controlled territory shelled the positions of the Syrian army in the Aleppo province from a mortar. 1 Syrian serviceman was injured in the shelling. A reconnaissance drone, owned by the terrorists from the Idlib DMZ, fell on a settlement of the province of Aleppo. 2 Syria The deputy head of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the Warring Parties in Syria, rear-admiral Vadim Kulit, stated that the Russian and Turkish military conducted joint patrols in the Syrian province of Aleppo. The route passed from the «Garib» checkpoint to the Bandar-Khan settlement, and back. The Russian military police continued to escort the civilian vehicles on the section of the M4 highway between the settlements of Ain Isa, in the Raqqa province, and Tell Tamer, in the Hasakah province. 3 Afghanistan The Afghan Foreign Minister Mohammad Hanif Atmar stated in an interview to the newspaper ’izvestiya’ that the Afghan government will ensure the security of the Kabul airport. A small group of Turkish soldiers will guard the Turkish air traffic, communications, and fire safety specialists. Thus he commented on the Turkish initiative to ensure the security of the airport. He noted that Turkey and Afghanistan reached a consensus before bringing this topic up for a discussion with the NATO and the USA. 4 Afghanistan The Afghan Foreign Minister, Mohammad Hanif Atmar, stated in an interview to the newspaper ’izvestiya’ that the Afghan authorities are ready to cooperate with the Taliban. They are ready for peace and power sharing, but under conditions. The main condition is that the Taliban must stop supporting terrorism. «Inside the country, the future of Afghanistan should be decided by the free will of the Afghan people. On the external side, Afghanistan shouldn’t pose a threat to any other country» — the diplomat explained. 5 Afghanistan The Russian presidential special envoy for Afghanistan, and the director of the 2nd Asian Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Zamir Kabulov, stated that the ’al-Qaeda’ isn’t participating in the hostilities in Afghanistan. He noted that the supposed cooperation of the ’al-Qaeda’ with the ’Taliban’ is fake news. The authorities of Afghanistan and the USA insist about this cooperation. According to Kabulov — “these statements are being made in order to justify the failures of the Afghan army, and the general inability to manage. 6 Russia — Iran The Russian Presidential Special Representative for Afghanistan, and the director of the 2nd Asian Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Zamir Kabulov, stated that the Russian Foreign Ministry expressed a regret that the current state of Iranian-American relations doesn’t allow Iran to join the group of the discussion of the Afghan peace settlement, which includes Russia, the USA, China, and Pakistan. He added that Iran is one of the key players in the Afghan matter. Constantine Reztsov, specially for the ANNA NEWS Если вы нашли ошибку, пожалуйста, выделите фрагмент текста и нажмите Ctrl Enter.