Syrian FM: No international force for Syria safe zones
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BEIRUT -- Syria's foreign minister on Monday dismissed the idea of foreign forces patrolling four safe zones that are to be established under a deal struck by Russia, Iran and Turkey, suggesting Damascus would only settle for Russian "military police" who are already on the ground in the so-called de-escalation zones.
Damascus would abide by the agreement signed in the Kazakh capital of Astana last week, Walid al-Moallem told reporters at a news conference in the Syrian capital, but cautioned it was "premature" to tell whether the deal would succeed.
"There will be no presence by any international forces supervised by the United Nations, al-Moallem said. "The Russian guarantor has clarified that there will be military police and observation centers."
