"Emergence of terrorist state real danger"

"Emergence of terrorist state real danger"

Churkin, whose country currently chairs the Security Council, warned the other 14 member-states that establishment of a terrorist state is a "very real danger" which this UN body has to deal with, "because we are really late in response to this threat."

During a press conference, he stated that one of the reasons why Russia supports the Syrian government is that Moscow believes that if the government of President Bashar Assad fell apart, "terrorists would take over."

"We are trying to make sure that (ISIL) is not going to take over Damascus, which could be a real prospect under some circumstances," the diplomat said.

He added that one of the sources of financing that the group uses was money from illegal oil sales, and there are many reports that ISIL is selling oil from captured fields which various companies are buying through intermediaries.

Russia wants the Security Council to deal with this problem, and Churkin said he will soon send to the member states a draft presidential statement aimed at preventing terrorists from selling Iraqi and Syrian oil to finance their illegal activities.