MOSCOW, December 7. /TASS/. Russia intends to resort to stern measures to ensure that there are no infringements on the territorial integrity of Syria, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told the Primakov Readings forum on Wednesday.

"We will work hard to prevent any possible encroachments on Syria’s territorial integrity," the minister noted.

According to Lavrov, the parties to the Astana format (Russia, Iran and Turkey) confirmed their stance on that issue at a recent meeting in Astana.

"In the context of those agreements, we are interested in Turkey and Syria resuming dialogue based on the Adana Agreement that is still valid, and conditions seem to be ripening for that now," Russia’s top diplomat noted.

Lavrov also urged the two countries to solve specific issues related to security on the border, while taking into account Turkey’s legitimate concerns, which have been recognized by the Syrian government.

Late last week, Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced that it was possible to arrange a meeting between Syrian President Bashar Assad and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Russia.

Earlier, Russian Special Presidential Envoy for Syria Alexander Lavrentyev said in an interview with the Al Arabiya TV channel that Moscow was working on holding a meeting between Assad and Erdogan in Russia.

On October 6, after the European Political Community summit in Prague, Erdogan said that a personal meeting between him and the Syrian president was out of the question. He later said that such a meeting would take place "when the time comes." On November 27, Erdogan said that relations between Turkey and Syria could be improved following Egypt's example.

In late November, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan unveiled plans to conduct a ground operation targeting several regions in Northern Syria simultaneously, namely, Tell Rifaat, Manbij and Ayn al-Arab (Kobani).