“Now that they have put together a coalition against the Islamic State, I asked Kerry why they would not address the UN Security Council. He replied in that case they would have to fix somehow the status of Assad’s regime,” the minister said.

“Right, Syria is a sovereign country, a member of the UN, it is not correct,” he added.

The foreign minister said the U.S. secretary of state made it clear Assad is a factor attracting terrorists. “It is purely perverted logic,” Lavrov said.