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Zakharova: "The Golan Heights belong to Syria"

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova commented on the statement of US President Donald Trump on the Golan Heights. The President of the United States has communicated authoritatively that there is a need to recognize the Golan as a territory subject to Israeli sovereignty.

Zakharova recalled her principled position on the Golan Heights issue. She will not support the recognition of Israeli sovereignty over them, since this territory belongs to the Syrian Arab Republic.

“The Russian Federation, as you know, takes a principled position on the issue of the ownership of the Golan Heights by the Syrian Arab Republic. This is confirmed by UN Security Council Resolution 497 of 1981. Our assessment of the illegal nature of Israel’s decision to extend its sovereignty to the Golan Heights, adopted as the basic law in 1981 "- said Maria Zakharova.

European countries have already criticized Trump for such a decision, which could cause serious disagreements with political relations between Europe and the United States.

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