Pars Today
Following a quadrilateral meeting in Moscow, foreign ministers of Iran, Russia, Syria and Turkey have agreed to prepare a roadmap aimed to promote the relations between Damascus and Ankara.
China has urged the United States to respect the aspiration of the people of West Asian countries as Washington opposes Syria's return to the Arab League.
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and his Turkish counterpart, Mevlut Cavusoglu, have met and conferred on the sidelines of a four-party meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Turkey, Syria, Russia and Iran in Moscow.
Jordan says Syria should be able to return to the Arab League soon more than a decade after the regional grouping suspended its membership in a move that Damascus has denounced as illegal.
President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi has lauded a comprehensive agreement on long-term strategic cooperation between Tehran and Damascus, saying the deal marks the beginning of a new chapter in “brotherly and friendly ties” between the two Muslim nations.
Secretary General of the Arab League Ahmed Aboul Gheit says there is a very high chance for restoration of Syria’s membership in the 22-member regional organization as a founding member during the next Arab summit in Saudi Arabia later this month.
The Iranian administration’s spokesman says a planned visit by President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi to Syria will focus on boosting bilateral relations and reinforcing the Axis of Resistance.
A senior Iranian diplomat says Iran's military forces play an advisory role in Syria at the request of Damascus, unlike the American troops that are deployed to the country without the Syrian government's consent.
Anwar Gargash, the diplomatic adviser to the UAE’s president, has called for an end to the war and destruction in Syria, amid rapprochement between Arab states and Damascus.
Iraq and Jordan have called for the restoration of Syria’s membership in the Arab League as a founding member of the regional organization, more than a decade after the Damascus government was suspended from the 22-member bloc following the start of the country's foreign-sponsored conflict.