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Russian FM expresses indignation to Kerry over "terror attacks in Russia" remarks

Xinhua, September 30, 2016 Adjust font size:

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has expressed "strong indignation" to his U.S. counterpart John Kerry over Washington's recent remarks about possible terrorist attacks in Russia.

On Wednesday, U.S. State Department Spokesman John Kirby said at a briefing that "if the civil war in Syria continued, extremists could attack Russian interests, and perhaps even Russian cities."

Suggesting "terrorist attacks on Russian cities do not only surpass diplomatic ethics but also raise questions about the inflammatory role of Washington," the RIA Novosti news agency quoted Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov as saying on Friday.

Ryabkov said this message was transmitted by Lavrov to Kerry in a phone conversation on Thursday which he said lasted one and a half hours.

During the phone talks, Lavrov also confirmed that Russia remained open for dialogue with the United States on all key issues of the Syrian reconciliation, Ryabkov said. Endi