Moscow quartet meeting: Syria territorial integrity should be respected
Foreign ministers of Iran, Syria, Turkiye and Russia on Wednesday issued a joint statement at the end of their quartet meeting in Moscow, stressing the importance of respecting Syria’s territorial integrity and boosting international aid to the war-torn country, IRNA reports.
The statement also voiced support for fighting all forms of terrorism as well as separatism and extremism in Syria. In addition, it rejected any interference in Syria’s internal affairs and emphasized the importance of the governance of the Syrian Arab Republic over all parts of the country.
The joint statement also stressed the need for boosting international assistance to Syria with the aim of facilitating the post-war reconstruction efforts as well as the voluntary return of all Syrian refugees to their homeland.
The parties to the statement announced their readiness to help remove obstacles in order for all those goals to materialize.
They agreed that deputy foreign ministers of the four countries, in coordination with the countries’ defense ministers and intelligence chiefs, prepare a roadmap for progressing relations between Syria and Turkiye.
According to the statement, the foreign ministers of Syria, Iran, Turkiye and Russia held their talks in a “positive and constructive” atmosphere and agreed to continue negotiations within the quartet framework in the future.
On the sidelines of the meeting, Iran’s top diplomat Hossein Amirabdollahian held bilateral discussions with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov.
The top Russian diplomat described the quartet meeting as a good step to resolve Syria’s issues; Amirabdollahian said the meeting was the result of close cooperation between Tehran and Moscow.
The two ministers also discussed relations between Iran and Russia, stressing the importance of further deepening bilateral ties.
Amirabdollahian held a bilateral meeting with his Turkish counterpart Mevlüt Çavuşoglu in Moscow as well.
They discussed Tehran-Ankara relations and ways to further expand them in different fields including trade, transit, transportation, and energy.
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