Turkey: Lavrov calls on world leaders to build universal anti-terrorist front

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stressed the necessity to "put aside all excuses, preconditions and to concentrate on the creation of a universal anti-terrorist front," during a press briefing at the G20 Summit in Antalya, Sunday. Lavrov added that the so-called Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL), Jabhat an-Nusra and other terrorist organizations are the "common enemy." Russia's top diplomat stated that the work carried out during the Ministerial meeting in Vienna concerning the Syrian issue was "also supported" and, as it was earlier mentioned, Jordan will coordinate work on "updating terrorist lists." The G20 is an international forum where governments and central bank governors from 20 major economies give their opinions on the global situation. Members include 19 individual countries: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States, along with the European Union (EU).