MNA � Russian President�s Special Envoy for Syria Alexander Lavrentiev affirmed his country�s determination to combat terrorism in Syria.







�Large numbers of terrorists, including members from Jabhat al-Nusra and ISIL, are still there in the de-escalation zones and in Idleb too,� Lavrentiev said in a statement quoted by RT following a meeting held by representatives of guarantor countries with UN special envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura.

He added that there are �gangs from those terrorists of Russian origin.�

In this regard Lavrentiev pointed out to the importance of activating the efforts of political solution and the decisions of the Syrian National Dialogue congress of Sochi.