Russia urges U.S.-led coalition to strike renamed Nusra Front as "terrorists"
MOSCOW, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday urged the U.S.-led coalition to continue viewing the Nusra Front, now renamed Jabhat Fatah al Sham, as a terrorist organization and to carry out strikes on its positions.
"I have a very demanding task now - not to let this list (of terrorist organizations) be reduced," Lavrov told a news conference.
"I have no reason not to trust (U.S. Secretary of State) John Kerry, but what we see on the ground (in Syria) is that the coalition is very reluctant to strike the positions of the Nusra Front."
Lavrov also said he would demand that the Russia-U.S. agreement on cessation of hostilities in Syria, reached on Sept. 9, be published in full. (Reporting by Dmitry Solovyov; Editing by Maria Kiselyova)
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