"Regional nations are in charge of their own territories and no country can determine the fate of the Syrian people," Iran's deputy foreign minister for Arab and African affairs underlined.
Syria in charge of its own territories: Iran diplomat
29 Aug 2017 - 9:30
"Regional nations are in charge of their own territories and no country can determine the fate of the Syrian people," Iran's deputy foreign minister for Arab and African affairs underlined.
“We are not trying to take anybody’s place [in Syria]. Regional nations are in charge of their territories and will have control of their countries and the basic principle for the resolution of the crisis in Syria is letting people determine future of their country,” Hossein Jaberi Ansari told reporters following a meeting with United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura in Tehran on Monday.
Focusing on Syria, the Iranian official said only Syrian people can determine the fate of their country and “no other player can determine Syria’s fate because a basic principle since the beginning of crisis in Syria has been to oppose foreign intervention and imposition of conditions on the Syrian government and people, and Iran continues to follow up on its policies along the same line.”
Jaberi Ansari then noted that he had held “serious and effective” talks with De Mistura on the Syria peace negotiations and security arrangements, especially in de-escalation zones, which had been agreed upon during the Astana 4 negotiations.
He added that preparations were being made to successfully hold the next round of the Syria peace talks in Kazakhstan's capital, Astana, and the next meeting in Geneva to solve the Syria crisis, end violence and conflict in the country, and stop the killing of Syrians.
On the verge of the Astana talks, Iran along with Turkey and Russia and the UN are making serious efforts to pave the way for an agreement, which would restore security and stability to Syria, he said.
In a Tuesday Facebook post, the Kazakh Foreign Ministry said the next round of the Syria peace talks in the Kazakhstan’s capital may be held in mid-September.
It added that the timing of the talks would be set at a meeting in late August among experts from Russia, Turkey and Iran.
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