Many countries have shown an interest in the broad anti-terrorist coalition proposed by Russian President Vladimir Putin, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Thursday.
"We held a ministerial [UN] Security Council meeting yesterday. During the discussion, we heard different points of view… I believe that many perceived positively and with interest President Putin's initiative on the need to create a broad anti-terrorism front that would be based on international law, the UN Charter, and that would act with the consent of and in close coordination with countries in the region," Lavrov told reporters.
The main targets of Russian airstrikes in Syria are Islamic State weapons and fuel depots, the Foreign Minister added.
Russia and the international US-led coalition against the Islamic State share the common goal of defeating terrorists in Syria, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Thursday.