Lebanese Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil stressed that Russia has proved its seriousness in confronting terrorism through field achievements secured in Syria.

Lebanese Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil stressed that Russia has proved its seriousness in confronting terrorism through field achievements secured in Syria.

In an interview with Russia’s Sputnik, Bassil said: “We welcome any side who fight terrorism. Russia proved it is the most serious state in countering terrorism up till now.”

Bassil meanwhile called for making an anti-terror coalition between Russia, US-led coalition, Iran and other concerned states in a bid to form a united front against terrorism.

The Lebanese FM noted that Syria witnesses positive developments represented by the continuous war on terror and the start of the political settlement in the crisis-hit country.

“It’s clear there are positive developments regarding defeating terrorism,” Bassil said, noting that these developments should be continued, and that Lebanon has been suffering from the spillover of the Syrian crisis.

“Terrorism has been attempting to penetrate into the Lebanese home front,” Bassil warned, noting that there are concerns that the side which are supporting terrorism could search for alternative front instead of Syria.