Russia: The meeting of the leaders of Ankara and Damascus is on the agenda – Mehr news agency Iran and world’s news
According to Mehr News Agency, citing Anatolia News Agency, Alexander Lavrentiev, the special representative of Russian President Vladimir Putin on Syrian affairs, said at the press conference held after the 20th meeting of the Astana talks on Syria in Astana, Kazakhstan, that the meeting of the heads of Damascus and Ankara for normalization The relations between the two countries will be put on the agenda after the “road map” is prepared.
The special representative of Russian President Vladimir Putin on Syrian affairs added: In the framework of these 2-day talks, a quadrilateral meeting was held at the level of the deputy foreign ministers of Russia, Turkey, Iran and Syria, where the road map for the normalization of relations between Syria and Turkey was discussed. it placed.
He further added: As soon as the (road map) is completed, its results will be presented to the heads of the countries to discuss the issue in a meeting attended by the heads of Turkey, Syria and other guarantor countries.
It should be noted that the 20th round of the meeting of the delegations of Turkey, Iran and Russia, which are the guarantor countries of the Astana talks on Syria, started yesterday in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, and ended today.
The 20th round of the Astana meeting on Syria, which started yesterday Tuesday with the presence of the delegations of Iran, Russia and Turkey as the guarantor countries of the negotiations and the delegation of the Syrian government, ended its work by issuing a statement in the capital of Kazakhstan.
In this statement, the firm adherence to the sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of Syria was emphasized.
The participants in the “Threshold 20” negotiations also emphasized the importance of continuing effective efforts to restore Turkish-Syrian relations.
In the continuation of this statement, the opposition to all efforts to create and impose realities on the ground in Syria, including illegal separatist plans, and the necessity of continuing cooperation to fight terrorism were emphasized.
In their statement, the parties present at the Astana meeting condemned the attacks of the Zionist regime on Syrian lands, especially the attacks on civilian centers, and considered it a violation of international laws and the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Syria and a cause of instability in the region, and emphasized that the Zionist regime should Adhere to the international resolutions that declared the occupation of the Syrian Golan region illegal.
This statement also emphasized the opposition to all unilateral sanctions against Syria, which violate international laws and human rights and the UN Charter.
At the end of their statement, the participants of the Astana meeting, while welcoming and praising the cooperation of the Syrian government in sending humanitarian aid to the areas affected by the earthquake, asked the international community and the United Nations and its affiliated human rights agencies to increase their aid to all areas of Syria. and try to restore and rebuild the basic infrastructure of this country, including water, electricity, healthcare and education.
It should be mentioned that in this meeting, which was held on June 20 and 21 in Astana, in addition to “Gir Pedersen”, the UN Secretary General’s special representative for Syrian affairs, representatives from Jordan, Lebanon and Iraq participated as observers.