Zarif Highlights Coordination with Allies in Moscow Visit
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif stressed the need for a meeting to coordinate policies between Tehran, Moscow and Damascus in the wake of a recent US attack on Syria, as he arrived in Russia on Friday.
Speaking to IRIB upon his arrival in Moscow, Zarif said it became necessary for Iran, Russia, and Syria, as three allies, to hold a coordination meeting following the US military strike in Syria.
He also referred to talks with Russians on the bilateral agreements reached during Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s visit to Moscow in late March as another agenda of his one-day trip to Russia.
Last Friday, the US launched a missile attack on the Syrian government’s Shayrat Airfield near Homs with 59 Tomahawk missiles under the pretext that Damascus had launched a chemical attack on the town of Khan Shaykhun in Idlib.
Syria has been gripped by civil war since March 2011 with various terrorist groups, including Daesh (also known as ISIS or ISIL), controlling parts of it.
Meanwhile, Iran and Russia have formed an alliance in the fight against terrorists, with both supporting the Damascus government against foreign-backed militancy.