Iranian Deputy FM Meets Syrian President, Top Diplomat

Rasa - Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Jaberi Ansari held meetings with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and top diplomat Walid al-Muallem in Damascus on Wednesday.

News ID: 432063

Date: 30 August 2017 - 22:14

RNA - During the first meeting, President Assad and Jaberi Ansari exchanged views on the latest developments in the region, specially in Syria.

Also in his meeting with Muallem, Jaberi Ansari described cleansing of the terrorist groups from the heights in al-Qalamoun region as an important achievement for Syria.

Muallem, for his part, lauded Iran's supports for the Syrian government and nation, and appreciated Jeberi Ansari's efforts in the Geneva and Astana negotiations.

The meetings were held 2 days after Iran hosted UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura.

After meeting Jaberi Ansari in Tehran on Monday, de Mistura described the situation of the Syrian people in the towns of Fua'a and Kafraya in Idlib province as "painful", calling for an end to the violence in the war-torn Arab country.

He also termed his meeting with Jaberi Ansari as "very good, fruitful and appropriate in terms of time".

"The Most important issue for the Syrian people is decreasing the violence and such a result can be yielded from Astana meeting," he said.

De Mistura also underlined Iran's important role as a UN partner to reach a common understanding over Syria's developments, and added, "We believe that Iran is an important country with ample influence in this field."

Terrorists have been targeting non-military areas in Fua'a and Kafraya with hundreds of missiles and mortar shells in the last several years, killing and wounding hundreds of civilians, including women and children.

The terrorists have kept a tight siege on the two towns for more three years now, while they have also stationed snipers to target any civilian who wants to seek help from outside or disobeys the militants' rules.

Many residents of Fua'a and Kafraya, specially children, are suffering infectious diseases, including shingles disease, with no access to drugs to treat or even soothe their pains.

The snipers are hunting down innocent civilians, including women and children, adding to the pains of the residents of these two regions amid international mum on the terrorists' crimes.

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