A session of official talks was held in the Kazakh capital this morning between the delegations of the Syrian Arab Republic headed by Dr. Ayman Sousan, Assistant Foreign and Expatriates Minister, and the delegation of the Russian Federation headed by Alexander Lavrentiev, the Russian President’s Special Envoy to Syria.
During the talks, the developments of the situation in Syria from its various aspects were reviewed, in particular the pretexts used by the Turkish regime to launch an aggression on Syrian lands.
The Assistant Foreign and Expatriates Minister affirmed Syria’s absolute rejection of the pretexts offered by the Turkish regime for launching aggression on its lands which aims to achieve its expansionist ambitions.
Sousan reiterated the Syrians’ determination to defend their homeland, resist occupation, and adhere to the unity, sovereignty and independence of their lands.
He added that the aggressive threats of the Turkish regime constitute a flagrant violation of international law, contradict the understandings and outputs of the Astana process, and constitute a serious threat to peace and security in the region and undermine all previous relevant understandings.
For his part, Lavrentiev stressed Russia’s full keenness on the sanctity and integrity of Syrian territory and the need to avoid any actions that violate Syrian sovereignty and lead to an escalation of the situation in the region.
He affirmed that Russia will continue to make all possible efforts to prevent the situation in Syria from being complicated.
The meeting touched on a number of other topics, including joint efforts for the return of refugees and the delivery of humanitarian aid, as views converged on the need to continue joint coordination on these issues.
Source: Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA)