Four major regional players agreed that Damascus must regain control of the entire country
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RT The government in Damascus must restore the rule of law across Syria and end the presence of foreign armed groups and terrorists, the foreign ministers of Syria, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Egypt and Iraq said Monday after a meeting in Amman.
Jordan hosted the meeting, the first of its kind since Syria’s membership of the Arab League was suspended in 2011. Ahead of the multilateral meeting, Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad met with his Jordanian counterpart, Ayman Safadi, to discuss refugees, border security and “water “to speak topics”. “, according to Amman.
In a joint statement circulated by state news agencies, the five ministers called for “ending the presence of terrorist organizations” and “armed groups” on Syrian territory and “neutralizing their ability to threaten regional and international security.” They also pledged to “support Syria and its institutions in gaining control over its entire territory and enforcing the rule of law.”
Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan and Iraq have pledged to forge ties with Syrian military and security institutions to “address security challenges”. The five ministers also called for an end to “foreign interference in Syria’s internal affairs”. The joint statement also called for the formation of technical expert teams that would accompany the summit and implement practical measures to resolve the conflict in Syria.
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The Amman meeting comes just weeks after Mekdad visited Saudi Arabia and received the kingdom’s endorsement of Syria’s territorial integrity. Currently, Turkishbacked fighters control parts of northern Syria, while the northeast is under the control of USbacked Kurdish militias. Several hundred US troops are also in Syria, seizing most of the country’s oil wells.
Militants backed by Saudi Arabia and the US launched an insurgency against Syrian President Bashar Assad in 2011. With help from Russia and Iran, the Damascus government eventually prevailed against a group of rebels, including terrorists linked to alQaeda and the Islamic State (formerly IS). While Syria’s neighbors and regional powers have struggled to improve ties with Damascus in recent months, the US has not changed its “regime change” policy.
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