(MENAFN- Jordan News Agency) US Secretary of State, John Kerry, renewed his country's concern over Russia's military operations in Syria.
During a joint press conference held Monday evening with Spain's Foreign Minister, Jose Manuel Garcia, the US top diplomat stressed that Russia's main aim in Syria is to support and secure the Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad in power.
The US administration is working to avoid the "total destruction" of Syria, and plans a meeting in the coming days with Russian, Saudi and Turkish leaders to seek an end to the conflict, Kerry explained.
Everyone, including Russia and Iran, has said there is no military solution. This is a human catastrophe that not only threatens the integrity of whole country but also of countries around the region," he added.
Kerry also warned of the real threat of more refugees fleeing the violence in Syria and coming to Europe and Syria's neighbors.
The level of migration in Europe is dangerous in many regards (because of) the inability of countries to deal with the numbers, Kerry said. "The threat of many more refugees coming if the violence continues and Syria absolutely implodes is real", he stated.
Kerry said the implications of that "in long term security" for the European Union and Syria's neighbors including Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey would be enormous. He also said he feared the consequences of Russia's air strikes in Syria.
"Our fear is that Russia is simply there to prop up the Syrian President Bashar al- Assad," he said, warning that Moscow's air campaign might attract more jihadists to the fight.
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