Russia determined to fight terrorism in Syria
Russian President’s Special Envoy for Syria Alexander Lavrentiev affirmed his country’s determination to combat terrorism in Syria. “Large numbers of terrorists, including members from Jabhat al-Nusra and ISIL, are still there in the de-escalation zones and in Idleb too,” Lavrentiev said in a statement quoted by RT following a meeting held by representatives of guarantor […]
Iran’s Jaberi Ansari holds intensive talks on Syria in Geneva
Senior Assistant to Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Jaberi Ansari has held intensive bilateral and multilateral talks with top Russian and Turkish delegates, and the UN Special Envoy in Geneva. Jaberi Ansari, who is Iran’s senior negotiator in the international peace talks on Syria, arrived in Geneva on June 18, and held negotiations on Monday and Tuesday. In his bilateral and multilateral […]
Iran, Russia, Turkey Start Syria Peace Talks in Geneva
Representatives from Iran, Russia, and Turkey are meeting in Geneva on Tuesday to discuss establishing a committee tasked with drafting Syria’s new constitution. Members of the Syrian opposition have also arrived in the Swiss city where officials of the three nations acting as guarantors of a ceasefire in the war-torn country are meeting under the […]
US-led coalition bombs PMF positions on Iraq-Syria border
Iraqi officials say that US-led fighter jets carried out airstrikes against Popular Mobilizations Forces just across the border with Syria, killing at least 20 PMF troops and wounding dozens more. Iraqi MP Ferdos Awadi said in an interview with Sumeria TV on Monday that the US-led coalition had carried out attacks on Popular Mobilizations Forces […]
Jaberi Ansari, de Mistura discuss Syrian Constitution Committee in Tehran
Iran’s top negotiator at Syria talks in Astana received the UN special envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura in Tehran on Sun. to exchange views on opening the Syrian Constitution Committee. Hossein Jaberi Ansari, Senior Aide to Iranian Foreign Minister, and UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura met on Sunday in Tehran and […]
Iran to stay in Syria, carry out operations upon Syrian govt. request
Iranian Parliament’s General Director for International Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said Sun. Iran will stay in Syria as long as the Syrian government asks for and conducts operations wherever it requests. “The Islamic Republic of Iran will definitely remain in Syria as long as the legitimate Syrian government seeks Iran’s advisory help and it will carry […]
Iran stood by Syria at the very beginning: Walid al-Moallem
TEHRAN – Syrian Deputy Prime Minister Walid al-Moallem has said Iran has stood by Syria since the very beginning of the war against terrorism and “we thank the Iranian people and leadership for their help.” “Since the beginning of the crisis, Iran has supported Syria in the war against terrorism” which is backed and financed […]
Syrian situation not strictly about terrorism
Secretary of SNSC Ali Shamkhani says the situation in Syria is not restricted to fighting terrorism, rather enemies are concerned over Syria’s role in the future developments of the Middle East region. Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani said the West’s concern over the current situation in Syria is not strictly about […]
Iran, Syria economic coop. main approach to resist Western plans
In a meeting with Iranian Minister of Roads and Urban Development Abbas Akhundi on Friday in Damascus, Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad stressed the need for boosting economic ties between the two countries and considered it as the main way to resist Western plans. Using measures like sanctions as a tool to pressure other countries, Westerns […]
Russian official expects new round of Geneva talks on Syria in near future
The Russian president’s special envoy for Syria Alexander Lavrentiev expected a new round of the inter-Syrian talks to be held in Geneva in the near future. “All is contingent on the consultations in Geneva with the UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura. We will be working with him, and I expect this to […]