Moscow believes Turkey is not currently creating a buffer zone in northern Syria, a senior Russian diplomat told Sputnik.

The comment comes as the Turkish military operation in Syria’s Al-Bab has entered the final stage. Turkey’s units entered central Al-Bab, the operation is being conducted in coordination with Russia to prevent clashes with Syrian government forces.

“Now, as far as we understand, they are not creating a buffer zone in northern Syria,” the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Fourth European Department Director Alexander Botsan-Kharchenko said.

“Ankara, just as us, speaks in favor of preserving the territorial integrity of the country and inadmissibility of its partition,” he said.

Source: Sputnik