“We will very closely monitor the progress of the investigation. I hope that the Turkish authorities will be able to conduct a thorough investigation, and I am sure that we will provide them with any help, ”The Daily Mail quoted her as saying.
According to the diplomat, the causes of Le Mezure's death are currently unclear.
Pierce added that the "accusations from Russia" against the British "are categorically untrue."
Earlier, Turkish media reported that the body of Le Mezure was discovered by neighbors in the garden of the house where he lived.
Representatives of White Helmets confirmed the death of one of the founders, a former British intelligence officer, in Istanbul.
After that, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs reacted to the material of The Independent newspaper, in which the message about the death of Le Mezurier is linked to the revelatory statements of the representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova regarding the British intelligence.
The White Helmets organization received wide support from the West. She declared her goal to save civilians in war zones. Syrian authorities accuse her of having links with extremists.
The Russian Foreign Ministry called the activities of the “White Helmets” an element of an information campaign to discredit the ATS authorities. In particular, they were blamed for the provocation, which gave rise to the West to accuse Damascus of using chemical weapons and to strike at government facilities.
Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad, in an interview with RT, said that the White Helmets organization is the wing of the Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist group *.
* “Hayat Tahrir al-Sham” (“Jabhat Fath al-Sham”, “Front al-Nusra”, “Jabhat al-Nusra”) - the organization was recognized as terrorist by the decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation dated December 29, 2014.