Asghar Khaji: We asked Turkey to implement all the agreements concluded in Sochi regarding Syria’s Idleb

DAMASCUS, (ST)- The Senior Aide of the Iranian Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Ali Asghar Khaji has stressed that the Turkish regime should completely implement all the agreements that were concluded regarding the “de-escalation zone” in Idlib, reiterating that the Syrian state must extends its sovereignty over all the Syrian territories.

In a statement to reporters following his talks with President Bashar Al-Assad and Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem on Monday, Asghar Khaji said “we are against any illegal presence of foreign troops or terrorists in Syria. We asked the Turks to implement all the agreements concluded in Sochi and always insisted on imposing the sovereignty of the Syrian state over its land.”

Replying a question by the local “al-Watan Online” newspaper concerning the forthcoming meeting of the Constitutional Committee on Syria in Geneva, Asghar Khaji said “the Constitutional Committee was formed for specific goals. These goals should be achieved without the interference of any foreign party in the work of the committee.” 

  “Our participation in Geneva meetings doesn’t mean that we will participate in the activities of the committee, because the meeting is an intra-Syrian one and we won’t accept any foreign interference,” Asghar Khaji added.

On the normalization deal between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, Asghar Khaji said that the agreement is an incorrect step that doesn’t serve the interests of the countries of the region.

The Iranian official made it clear that his visit to Syria aimed at holding talks with President Al-Assad and senior Syrian officials on important developments, including the situation on the ground in Idleb, the recent parliamentary elections in Syria and the unfair sanctions imposed by the United States under the so-called “Caesar Act”.

 Asghar Khaji reaffirmed is country’s support for Syria in confrontation the current difficult circumstances, pointing out that the Americans will fail in implementing their scheme in Syria.

 Hamda Mustafa