Foreign Ministers of Russia, Iran, Turkey and Syria. Photo: Taken by Telesur
The foreign ministers of Syria, Russia, Türkiye (Turkey) and Iran met in Moscow on Wednesday to discuss efforts to normalize relations between Ankara and Damascus.
During the meeting, Faisal Al-Mekdad, Sergey Lavrov, Mevlut Cavusoglu and Hossein Amir Abdollahian met respectively the need to safeguard Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and to continue the fight against terrorism and separatism in all its forms and manifestations.
The foreign ministers instructed their deputies Prepare a roadmap to promote Ankara-Damascus relations.
They also reviewed political processes and humanitarian issues, including the voluntary and safe return of Syrians to their homes after 11 years of civil war, sponsored by the US and the West.
As for humanitarian aid, they insisted on not politicizing it and increasing its volume, especially after the February 7 earthquakes that caused significant material and human damage.
At the beginning of the meeting, Lavrov referred to the roadmap for normalizing relations between Syria and Turkey, believing that this document should set out their positions on priority issues.
Among other things, he mentioned the re-establishment of the Syrian government’s control over the entire country, the provision of security guarantees at the common border (950 kilometers) and the exclusion of the possibility of crossing it in order to “attack borders, infiltrate terrorists and carry out Conducting activities by individuals” or groups of individuals designed to harm a neighboring state,” he said.
Lavrov denounced that the United States continues to plunder Syria’s hydrocarbons, wheat and other resources and supports separatist militias.
He called for the lifting of unilateral coercive measures imposed by the US and other nations on Syria.
On the other hand, he urged to uphold the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Levantine country and to reject outside interference in its affairs.
In a message published on Twitter at the end of the meeting, Cavusoglu assessed this as positive.
His Syrian counterpart, Al-Mekdad, said both nations can work together to resolve their differences and find policies that benefit their peoples.
(With information from TeleSur)