Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal al-Mekdad has stressed that his country reserves the right to respond to the recent violation of its airspace by Israeli warplanes, the independent Champress website reported on Saturday.
"Syria is not accustomed to keep silent on violations (of its airspace) and will choose when and where to respond," Mekdad was quoted as saying.
"The Syrian authorities will make response to the aggression now or in the future," he added.
Syrian defense forces opened fire on Israeli aircraft after they flew over northern Syria and dropped ammunition on Sept. 6, according to official media here.
The former Syrian ambassador to the United Nations also denied some Western media reports that he had said that Syria would not adopt military actions as a response to the Israeli alleged violations.
Such reports were "a quote out of context and inaccurate", he said.
Meanwhile, Mekdad also denied some U.S. media reports that Syria was attempting to develop a nuclear program.
"These accusations are absolutely wrong which only prove the bankruptcy of the U.S. and Israeli Middle East policies," Mekdad said.
According to a report by the Washington Post on Thursday, Israel had recently provided Washington with evidence that Syria has been cooperating with some "secret sponsor" on a nuclear facility.
Source: Xinhua
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