Russia, Kazakhstan call for curbing upsurge of terrorism in Middle East - Lavrov

ASTANA, October 6. /TASS/. Russia and Kazakhstan believe it is necessary to curb an unprecedented surge of terrorism in the Middle East and join forces to establish peace in the region, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday following talks with his Kazakh counterpart Kairat Abdrakhmanov. "Of course, we talked about the persisting tensions in the Middle East, in Afghanistan. These regions are adjacent to us," the minister said. "We see eye to eye on the need to curb an unprecedented upsurge of terrorism and pool efforts to make sure that stable lasting peace is established in these regions." "Of course, in this sense, the role played by Astana and Kazakhstan’s leaders in holding international meetings on the Syrian settlement is highly sought after," Russia’s top diplomat noted. "Therefore, we talked about preparations for the next such meeting in Astana." Read more