The fragmentation of Syria into a number of terrorist enclaves should not be allowed, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said in an interview with the China Central Television (CCTV).

Medvedev stressed that Russia together with the Syrian government are working on eliminating terrorism and not allowing it to spread to other countries, Sputnik News reported on Friday.

"But the main thing is to make sure that Syria has a predictable future and can exist as a self-sufficient, independent state rather than disintegrate into a number of terrorist enclaves, something that, regrettably, has happened to Libya and some other countries in the Middle East," Medvedev said.

"We honor our agreements with the Syrian government to maintain the military balance and participate in a number of military operations aimed primarily at destroying the terrorist nest in Syria and at not letting the terrorist forces spread from Syria to other countries. Among other things, this is related to the fact that there are people hailing from the Russian Federation and some other post-Soviet countries that joined Daesh and a number of other terrorist groups affiliated with Daesh in Syria that are likely to come back home some time later and continue their terrorist activities. This is why President Vladimar Putin has taken the decision to help the Syrian government to bring peace to this country," the prime minister explained.

Medvedev added that Russia would abide by its agreements with Syria, but will make decisions according to the national interests. 

There is no military solution to the Syrian crisis and all the issues related to the future of the country should be solved at the negotiating table, he said. 

Source: MENA