“The international community has a duty to remain steadfast in the fight against terrorism, the UN must update the lists of terrorist organizations in a timely manner," Lavrov said late on Monday on the sidelines of the trilateral meeting between Russian, Iranian and Azerbaijani leaders in Baku.
According to the Russian FM, the terrorists are “attempting to save their lives” by renaming their groups.
"Russia is confident that despite all Jabhat al-Nusra's mimicry it is necessary to continue fight on terrorist organizations and update their lists all the time," he stressed, Russia Today reported.
In late July, one of the largest terror groups involved in the Syrian conflict, the Al Nusra Front, announced cutting ties with Al-Qaeda and changing its name to Jabhat Fatah al-Sham (Conquest of Syria Front).
On August 2, a chemical attack in Syria’s Aleppo, in which seven people died and 23 others were injured, was carried by the Harakat Nour al-Din al-Zenki group, which was considered ‘moderate opposition’ and backed by the US, according to Russian military.
Lavrov also touched upon the Ukrainian issue, saying that Russia is ready to hold talks in 'Normandy Four' format on the sidelines of the G20 meeting in China’s Hangzhou on September 4–5.
The Normandy Four unites the leaders of Russia, Germany, France and Ukraine, working to resolve the conflict in eastern Ukraine.
"If our German, and French partners, as well as Chinese hosts, agree with Kiev's proposal to hold a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit, we will certainly be ready for that," Lavrov said.
He stressed that such a meeting would "would be quite timely and appropriate" considering the recent deterioration of the situation in Donbas. The FM said shared Moscow’s concerns over Kiev’s increasing military activity in eastern Ukraine.
In spring 2014, the Ukrainian military was sent to the south-east of the country after people in Donetsk and Lugansk Regions refused to recognize the new coup-imposed government in the capital. Nearly 9,500 people were killed and over 22,100 injured during the two years of fighting, according to UN data.