TEHRAN - President Masoud Pezeshkian has expressed Iran’s resolve to utilize all capacities at its disposal to counter terrorists in Syria in coordination with the country’s neighbors.
In a live televised interview on Monday night, Pezeshkian said that his telephone conversations with his Syrian and Russian counterparts, as well as the Qatari emir and the Iraqi prime minister, focused on the issue that “terrorists and conspirators should not be allowed to drag the region into war and bloodshed again.”
“We respect the territorial integrity of all countries, which we believe should not be violated under any pretexts,” he added.
“We will do our best to establish security and peace, and confront terrorists. We will coordinate our efforts with the neighboring, brotherly, and friendly countries.”
The remarks came as Syria is grappling with resurgence of Takfiri terrorism, sponsored by the U.S. and Israel, after the pair failed in the bloody war on the Gaza Strip and Lebanon.
Iran was the first country to rush to Syria’s aid following the 2011 outbreak of foreign-sponsored violence in the Arab country.
President Pezeshkian mentioned ongoing dialogues with European countries, despite recent sanctions.
Pezeshkian also elaborated on the measures by his government during the first 100 days after taking office to fulfill his election promise of national consensus.
He said that the formation of the cabinet, the appointment of governor generals, and the timely handing-over of the next year’s budget bill to the Parliament were among the measures taken by the government in line with its slogan of national unity.
Pezeshkian added that another challenge at the start of his tenure was debts to the wheat farmers, nurses, and retirees, which the government handled in the best possible way, his official website reported.
“Our first task was to form the cabinet based on the national unity slogan, which was accomplished with the participation of over 400 people