Al-Moallem meets Lavrov, Wang Yi, Ramtane
New York, (ST) – Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign and Expatriates Minister Walid al-Moallem met on Friday Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on the sideline of the 68th session of the UN General Assembly.
During the meeting,al-Moallem briefed his Russian counterpart on the latest developments in Syria ,extending thanks for Russia for its support for finding a political solution for the crisis in Syria.
Al-Moallem reiterated that the Syrian government will participating in a positive manner in the Geneva conference and upholding its commitments as per the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), hoping that this effort would be the first step to clearing the Middle East of WMDs, primarily the Israeli WMDs.
“Russia supports a political solution for the crisis in Syria which preserves the country’s unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity, and there is a dire need to protect the region and the world from terrorism which is affecting Syria, “affirmed Lavrov.
Al-Moallem also met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and briefed him on the terrorism targeting the Syrian state and people and on the support the terrorists groups receive from well-known countries.
“Syria highly appreciates China’s position in support of Syria in international circles,” underscored al-Moallem.
In turn, Wang Yi underlined the strong relations between the two countries and their people.
” China’s policy regarding Syria is based on commitment to UN principles and goals and international law. China strongly believes in finding a peaceful solution through the Geneva conference, and rejects interference in countries’ internal affairs or circumventing the Security Council to take unilateral steps, “stressed Wang Yi.
“China welcomes Syria’s cooperation with the (OPCW), stressing the need for international investigators to be objective, neutral and professional, “underlined Wang Yi.
Al-Moallem also met Algerian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ramtane Lamamra, discussing with him Arab and regional issues and briefing him on the Syrian government’s positions regarding chemical weapons, the Geneva conference, and the need to confront terrorism which threatens the entire region.
“Algeria is committed to Syria’s stability and security and the safety of its people, “affirmed Ramtane.
He also voiced his country’s support for a political solution for the crisis in Syria.
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