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Lavrov accuses US of encouraging separatism among Syrian Kurds

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accuses Washington of stoking separatist sentiment among Syria's Kurds as Turkey pressed an offensive against US-backed Kurdish militia in northern Syria. "Washington has actively encouraged and continues to encourage separatist sentiments among Kurds," Lavrov told reporters. "Kurdish representatives have been included on the list of Syrians invited to participate in the Syrian National Dialogue Congress which will take place in Sochi next week," Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov also said. IMAGES

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