Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov speaks during a meeting with Philippine Foreign Minister Perfecto Yasay (not pictured) in Moscow, Russia, December 5, 2016. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday he was confident Moscow and Washington can reach a deal in talks this week on the withdrawal of all rebels from the eastern part of the Syrian city of Aleppo.
He told a news conference once the deal was reached, rebels who stay in the besieged eastern part of the city will be treated as terrorists and Russia will support the operation of the Syrian army against them.
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