Tehran: Syria Truce Mustn’t Allow Terrorists to Rearm

Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan has warned that supporters of terrorist groups in Syria may use the “ceasefire” agreement in the country to rearm the militants.

Speaking to reporters in Tehran on Tuesday, Dehqan added that the “ceasefire” in Syria, which was brokered by Russia and the United States and took effect late Monday, is a favorable development sought by everybody, according to Press TV.

  “However, what is concerning is that the supporters of terrorist groups will use this opportunity to rearm and reorganize terrorist groups so that they could carry out more brutal operations than before,” the Iranian defense minister said.

He added that global efforts are required to maintain the “ceasefire” in order to dispatch humanitarian aid to civilians in besieged areas and pave the grounds for Syrians to find a political solution to the crisis in the country.

Dehqan further stated all countries must respect the legal and legitimate Syrian government because the crisis in the country cannot be settled through military approaches.

The truce deal was announced on Friday following intensive talks between Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State John Kerry. The seven-day-long ceasefire took effect at sundown on Monday.

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