Russia’s foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, said on Sunday that Russian military police could be deployed in a buffer zone on the border between Syria and Turkey. The minister told Vietnamese and Chinese news outlets that in 1998, Turkey and Syria signed a document about setting up a buffer zone. He said the agreement stipulates cooperation in eradicating the terrorist threat on the common border, including an opportunity for the Turkish side to carry out operations in certain border areas on Syrian territory. According to the Russian minister, the format of the buffer zone is being finalized. “The final format of this buffer zone is undergoing adjustments … by taking into account the interests of Damascus and Ankara,” he said. Separately, European sources in Beirut told Asharq Al-Awsat on Sunday that a high-ranking Syrian security official succeeded to evade arrest in Lebanon. They said the Interpol issued a red notice for chief of Syrias Air Force Intelligence Directorate General Jamil Hassan for committing crimes against humanity during the war in Syria. The sources said that the Interpol office in Beirut received a notice in that regard and should inform Lebanese authorities to work on arresting Hassan, if present in the country. The sources confirmed that the arrest warrant against the Syrian general lacked full details on his identity. Hassan is a member of Bashar Assads inner circle. The US Treasury Department froze his assets because of his role in Syria’s war. German newspapers said Hassan was forced to move from Damascus to Beirut to seek medical treatment. Last June, the German federal prosecutor issued an arrest warrant against Hassan for committing crimes against humanity based on a complaint filed by Syrian refugees in Germany.