MOSCOW, February 27. /TASS/. Russia is concerned that coalition forces conducting air strikes at positions of terrorists in Iraq and Syria may also attack those regions of the Syrian state where there are no terrorists, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday at Russia’s Diplomatic Academy.

Lavrov drew attention to the fact that after declaring the establishment of a coalition to fight against the Islamic State (IS) terrorist organization, the US did not consult the Syrian leadership and refused to turn to the UN Security Council on this issue, saying that "the Assad regime cannot be a partner."

"This is a two-faced position because just recently, the Assad regime was a wonderful, reliable and effective partner in the issue of eliminating chemical weapons in Syria," Lavrov said. "Double standards lead us to think that these air strikes that are delivered at regions controlled by terrorists on the Syrian territory will later be delivered at other regions of the Syrian state which are not controlled by terrorists, and I hope, will never be controlled by them," he added.