Press TV - Syria's Ambassador to the UNBashar al-Ja'afari has announced the end of the latest round of Syrian peace talks, while stressing that "state terrorism" is still being carried out against his country.
We have just concluded the last session with the UN special envoy to Syria, Staffan de Mistura, within the framework of the current Geneva round, which we agreed to call it the 6th round of Geneva, Ja'affari said in the Swiss city on Friday.
"We would like to remind the attendees that state terrorism is being practiced against our country, he added in referenceto a US airstrike thattargeted anti-Daesh forces in Syria on Thursday.
The important thing is that our political ambition is higher because we want to focus on fighting terrorism represented by armed groups and the state and government terrorism happening against our country. This includes the American aggression, French aggression and British aggression, whether on civilian or military targets, he added.
According to a Syrian government military source, the US strike killedseveral people and causedmaterial damage.
The source saidthe attackhampered efforts by the Syrian army and its allies to fight Daesh terrorists who have been wreaking havoc in Iraq and Syria for years.
Meanwhile, De Mistura also confirmed that the latest round of talks has come to an end, noting that there had only been incremental progress with no major discussions held on topics on the main agenda.
He expressed hope thattalks would recommence in June, without giving any specific date.
Thesixth round of the Syriapeace talks beganunder the auspices of the United Nations in Geneva on Tuesday.
Since March 2011, Syria has been gripped by militancy it blames on some Western states and their regional allies that have long pushed forthe ouster of the Damascus government.
Several rounds of peace talks have been held in Geneva and the Kazakh capitalAstana.
The Astana talks, brokered by Iran, Russia and Turkey,have most recently produced a memorandum of understanding on de-escalation zones in Syria, sharply reducing fighting in the country.
US strike against Syrian forces 'unlawful': Russia
Meanwhile, Russia condemned the US airstrike on pro-Syrian government forces in the Arab country as "illegal and unlawful."
"The American command explained the strike on pro-government Syrian forces, saying that these forces represented a threat to opposition which cooperates with the US-led coalition,said Russian Foreign Minister SergeiLavrov.
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov visits the Working Group Exhibition at the Arctic Council meeting in Fairbanks, Alaska, on May 11, 2017.[/caption]Whatever the reason for the US command to make this decision, this strike is illegitimate and unlawful. Its yet another harsh violation of Syrias sovereignty, he added.
Earlier, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov described the attacks as unacceptable,adding that they would not help efforts to achieve a political solution to the ongoing crisis in the war-torn country.
Different foreign-backed terrorist groupshave been wreaking havoc in Syria since 2011.
Over the past few months, Syrian forces have madesweepinggains against Takfiri elementswho have lately increased their acts of violence across the country following a series of defeats on the ground.
