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Russia condemns Israel’ strikes on facilities in Syria — Foreign Ministry

The ministry also pointed to the issues of Syria’s post-crisis revival, preserving its unity and territorial integrity, resolving humanitarian problems

MOSCOW, November 5. /TASS/. Russia strongly condemns blatant violations of Syria’s sovereignty, including Israel’s provocative strikes, the Russian Foreign Ministry said after a meeting between Russian presidential envoy for the Middle East and African countries and Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov and Syrian public activists and politicians.

According to the ministry, the sides discussed issues of Syria’s post-crisis revival, preserving its unity and territorial integrity, resolving humanitarian problems, including assistance to refugees arriving from Lebanon.

"The sides resolutely condemned flagrant violations of Syria’s sovereignty, including Israel’s provocative strikes on facilities in its territory," it said, adding that the sides also stressed the need for efforts to avert the current dangerous escalation in the region from spreading into Syria.