The Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that those who link the ouster of the Syrian president Bashar Assad with fighting terrorism contribute to preserving the adequate conditions of ISIL extension.

The Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that those who link the ouster of the Syrian president Bashar Assad with fighting terrorism contribute to preserving the adequate conditions of ISIL extension.

"Although the Western powers are no longer demanding the immediate departure of President Assad, but they consider that setting a timetable for the Syrian leader's ouster as a must," Lavrov noted.