MOSCOW. Aug 25 (Interfax) - Double standards exhibited by the United States in its antiterrorism policy, including, in the case of the Islamic State organization, are hindering U.S.-Russia cooperation in that field, Director of the Russian Foreign Ministry's Department for New Threats and Challenges Ilya Rogachev said in an interview with Interfax.
"We unwaveringly support the interaction with various countries on the international scene without double standards," he noted.
"I have already asked why the Islamic State is treated as bloodthirsty terrorists in one country and an opposition in another. It is difficult to share evaluations and approaches under such circumstances," the diplomat continued.
He was answering a question about bilateral cooperation in the struggle against terrorism, including the Islamic State group, amid the deteriorated relations between Russia and the United States.
"This is correctly understood and correctly spoken on the level of big political decisions. Problems start whenever it comes to a concrete organization, a concrete country, a concrete region or sub-region and concrete interests," Rogachev explained.
"There is a manipulation [of facts]. They appear to be a radical opposition rather than radical terrorists. It is hard to interact under such circumstances but we try to reach an agreement in whatever issues possible," the diplomat said.
The United Nations is the most promising "platform" for the discussion of this subject under the present-day conditions, the diplomat said. "Wait for the news from New York," he added.