The Kremlin is in contact with Trump’s team over Syria
Moscow has begun establishing contacts with the representatives of the team of the US president-elect, Donald Trump, over Syria, stated the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Mikhail Bogdanov, while speaking to journalists on Thursday, reported Russia's Interfax news agency.
“We are at a crucial point; the new team of the president-elect, Donald Trump, is taking over. We are beginning to establish contacts with people who will most likely be helping the new president,” he stated.
“We are hoping that both outgoing and incoming Administration will understand that it is not possible to solve Syrian issue without Russia and will be ready to an open and sincere dialogue,” stated the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Earlier this week, Donald Trump and Russian President Putin had a telephone conversation during which they, among other things, reportedly discussed the issue of settlement in Syria.
At the time of the US election, the Russian Ministry of Foreign affairs stated that they were skeptical about Donald Trump’s statements regarding the possible cooperation between Russia and the United States in Syria.
“It is common to give certain promises in the heat of the presidential election. And even though they might be sincere, we should apply a “correction factor” to them,” said Ilya Rogachev, Director of the Department of New Challenges and Threats Issues of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.