Syria: Damascus wants a joint security committee with Ankara

Syria wants the creation of a joint security committee with Turkey to monitor the border, said Saturday in a statement the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Syria, in full high fever between Ankara and Damascus. Syrian officials have discussed with the Ambassador of Russia, an ally of Damascus, the idea of a "Syrian-Turkish security committee whose task would be to find a mechanism to monitor the border, in accordance with national sovereignty "the two countries, according to the ministry. This proposal comes after a plane line Moscow-Damascus Syrian was stopped Wednesday by Turkey, Ankara ensuring that the aircraft was carrying "ammunition" and military equipment destined for the ministry Syrian Defense.establish a direct communication channel The incident caused an escalation of words between Ankara one hand, and Syria and Russia on the other hand, the latter two have strongly denied the presence of weapons on board the plane. According to the Ministry, the idea of the committee was launched on Wednesday, before the incident, the Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, who spoke of the need for a "direct communication channel" between Turkey and Syria. "Experience shows that when tensions occur between two neighboring countries, the best way to overcome them is to establish a direct communication channel," Lavrov stated to the press, according to comments transcribed on the site internet of his ministry. "I know that the Syrian side is ready for that. I'm sure that the Turkish side is too. Such a measure will at least eliminate distorted explanations and interpretations (...). We intend to encourage our partners to ensure that it is implemented, "he added.