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Diplomat: Separating terrorists from opposition is the only way to settle Syrian conflict

Maria Zakharova has noted that there is only one way to settle the conflict in war-torn Syria - and "the recipe for it is simple"
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova Sergei Savostianov/TASS
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova
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MOSCOW, September 21. /TASS/. Separation of position from terrorists offers the only way to settle the situation in Syria, Russian Foreign Ministry's official spokesperson, Maria Zakharova told Rossiya'24 news channel on Wednesday.

"The recipe is simple," she said. "It has been specified in detail and approved of and you don't need to look for it anywhere."

"It stipulates the separation of opposition call them any names you please, because some call them militants while others say they are the moderate opposition, the very opposition that hasn't laid down arms and continues combat operations," Zakharova said.

"It should be separated from terrorists."