Assad: Anti-Terror Fight to Continue With Iran’s Help

Date: 27 January 2018 - 21:52

News ID: ۴۹۳۸۷

DAMASCUS (Dispatches) – Iran’s top negotiator at Syria peace talks Hussein Jaberi Ansari met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad here on Saturday and discussed the most recent developments in the Arab country, especially the situation in Afrin, and mutual cooperation between Tehran and Damascus.
The meeting was the latest round of talks over Syria’s National Dialogue Congress which is to be held in Russia’s Sochi on January 29 and 30.
Assad reiterated Syria’s resolve to continue battling terrorism with the help of Iran and Russia.
Assad and Jaberi Ansari also discussed ways to enhance the strategic Syrian-Iranian ties in various areas, especially in fighting terrorism and mutual efforts for the success of the Sochi meeting.
They also exchanged views on Turkey’s military assault in Syria’s northwestern region of Afrin, saying the military campaign was aimed at grabbing Syrian territories, backing terrorist organizations operating inside the conflict-plagued Arab country, and torpedoing peace efforts on Syria.
Last week, Turkey launched a new air and ground operation around Afrin to oust YPG militants, which Ankara views as a terror organization and the Syrian branch of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).
The offensive began days after the U.S. said it would work with Kurdish militants to set up a 30,000-strong force inside Syria near the Turkish border.
Jaberi Ansari further stressed Iran’s unwavering support for Syria in its fight against terrorism and in the county’s reconstruction process.
In a separate meeting earlier in the day, the Iranian official and Syria’s Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem discussed the latest developments in Syria and the region.
They emphasized the significance of Sochi peace talks, expressing hope that the National Dialogue Congress would push for a peaceful settlement of the Syrian crisis.