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Joint Statement by Iran, Russia and Turkey on the International Meeting on Syria

Joint Statement by Iran, Russia and Turkey on the International Meeting on Syria

Ankara (Turkey) | 16 September 2019
President of the Islamic Republic of Iran H.E. Hassan Rouhani, President of the Russian Federation H.E. Vladimir Putin and President of the Republic of Turkey H.E. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan gathered in Ankara on 16 September 2019 for a Tripartite Summit.
The Presidents:
1. Discussed the current situation on the ground in Syria, reviewed the developments following their last meeting in Sochi on 14 February 2019 and reiterated their determination to enhance the trilateral coordination in light of (...)

U.S Treasury Designates Vast Iranian Petroleum Shipping Network

U.S Treasury Designates Vast Iranian Petroleum Shipping Network

Washington D. C. (États-Unis) | 4 September 2019
Network of vessels and facilitators has moved hundreds of millions of dollars to Assad regime, Hizballah, and illicit actors
The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) took action against a large shipping network that is directed by and financially supports the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force (IRGC-QF) and its terrorist proxy Hizballah. Over the past year, the IRGC-QF has moved oil worth hundreds of millions of dollars or more through this network (...)

Russian comment regarding US air strike in the Idlib de-escalation zone

Russian comment regarding US air strike in the Idlib de-escalation zone

Moscow (Russia) | 2 September 2019
According to reports, at 15.00 on August 31, two USAF aircraft carried out a raid on the command centre of the Hurras al-Deen armed group located 7 km northeast of the city of Idlib. US Central Command spokesman Lt. Col. Earl Brown said the operation targeted “al-Qaeda leaders responsible for attacks threatening US citizens, our partners, and innocent civilians.” He added that “the removal of this facility will further degrade their ability to conduct future attacks and destabilise the (...)

Russian comment on the US administration’s attempts to disrupt the Damascus International Fair

Russian comment on the US administration's attempts to disrupt the Damascus International Fair

Moscow (Russia) | 27 August 2019
The 61st annual Damascus International Fair is scheduled to open in the Syrian capital on August 28. Its importance could hardly be overestimated for a country advancing towards stabilisation and a recovery of its economy devastated in an attack launched by international terrorism. Last year, the event was attended by officials and businesspeople from 49 countries. This year, the organisers are hoping to attract as broad a representation of foreign partners interested in cooperation with (...)

Joint Statement by Iran, Russia and Turkey on the International Meeting on Syria

Joint Statement by Iran, Russia and Turkey on the International Meeting on Syria

Nur-Sultan (Kazakhstan) | 2 August 2019
The Islamic Republic of Iran, the Russian Federation and the Republic of Turkey as guarantors of the Astana format:
1. Reaffirmed their strong commitment to the sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of the Syrian Arab Republic and to the purposes and principles of the UN Charter;
2. Reaffirmed in this regard the respect for universally recognized international legal decisions, including those provisions of the relevant UN resolutions rejecting the occupation of Syrian (...)

Russian press release on UN Secretary-General’s decision to establish an internal inquiry into incidents in north-west Syria

Russian press release on UN Secretary-General's decision to establish an internal inquiry into incidents in north-west Syria

Moscow (Russia) | 1 August 2019
On August 1, the UN Secretary-General announced his decision to “establish an internal United Nations Headquarters Board of Inquiry to investigate a series of incidents that have occurred in north-west Syria since the signing of the Memorandum on Stabilization of the Situation in the Idlib De-escalation Area between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Turkey on 17 September 2018.”
We have authentic information that this provocative idea was actively advocated by countries hostile to (...)

António Guterres Establishes Board to Investigate Events in North-West Syria since Signing of Russian Federation-Turkey Memorandum on Idlib

by António Guterres

António Guterres Establishes Board to Investigate Events in North-West Syria since Signing of Russian Federation-Turkey Memorandum on Idlib

New York (USA) | 1 August 2019
The Secretary-General, under the authority conferred to him under Article 97 of the Charter of the United Nations, has decided to establish an internal United Nations Headquarters Board of Inquiry to investigate a series of incidents that have occurred in north-west Syria since the signing of the Memorandum on Stabilization of the Situation in the Idlib De-escalation Area between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Turkey on 17 September 2018.
The investigation will cover (...)

Alleged Use of Chemical Weapons by the Assad Regime

Alleged Use of Chemical Weapons by the Assad Regime

Washington D. C. (États-Unis) | 21 May 2019
The United States continues to closely watch the military operations by the Assad regime in northwest Syria, including indications of any new use of chemical weapons by the regime.
Unfortunately, we continue to see signs that the Assad regime may be renewing its use of chemical weapons, including an alleged chlorine attack in northwest Syria on the morning of May 19, 2019. We are still gathering information on this incident, but we repeat our warning that if the Assad regime uses chemical (...)

Syrian society and secularism

by Thierry Meyssan

Syrian society and secularism

Damascus (Syria) | 14 May 2019
Before the war, Syrian society was organised in a secular manner, in order to allow cohabitation between the many religious groups which compose it. All Syrians have suffered from the atrocities committed by the jihadists (for which the Europeans today blame the Syrian Arab Republic). Many of the victims turned to God. Religious practice has risen from approximately 20 % to 80 %. The Christian community faithful to Rome has mostly emigrated, while the Orthodox Christians have stayed. Sunni Muslims are now even more strongly in the majority. Paradoxically, some of their Imams, forgetting the rhetoric of Daesh and ignoring the resistance of the country, today define secularists as their enemies.

Joint Statement by Iran, Russia and Turkey on the International Meeting on Syria

Joint Statement by Iran, Russia and Turkey on the International Meeting on Syria

Nur-Sultan (Kazakhstan) | 26 April 2019
The Islamic Republic of Iran, the Russian Federation and the Republic of Turkey as guarantors of the Astana format:
1. Reaffirmed their strong commitment to the sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of the Syrian Arab Republic and to the purposes and principles of the UN Charter;
2. Highlighted that these principles should be universally respected and that no actions, no matter by whom they were undertaken, should undermine them. In this regard they strongly condemned (...)

Russian Press release on misinformation in some Israeli media

Russian Press release on misinformation in some Israeli media

Moscow (Russia) | 17 April 2019
Israeli spy Elie Cohen
We resolutely deny the allegations of some Israeli media that Russian representatives have taken the remains of Eli Cohen, a secret agent working for the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad and executed in Damascus in 1965, out of Syria.
The motives for circulating such outright misinformation are unfathomable. Nor is it quite clear who masterminded it. We urge Israeli partners, including journalists, to display the most meticulous, professional and honest approach (...)

Three countries support plan for free movement of goods in the Levant

Three countries support plan for free movement of goods in the Levant

16 April 2019
Iran, Iraq and Syria confirmed on April 14, 2019 their intention to launch a regional railway project to link the Iranian port of Khorramshahr, in the northern Arabian-Persian Gulf, to the Syrian coast in the Mediterranean, passing through Iraq.
The initial decision on the project was taken in 2010 within the framework of the regional common market in place at the time, but its implementation was interrupted by the war which led to the dissolution of the regional common market and the (...)

The UNO destroyed by US « exceptionalism »

by Thierry Meyssan

The UNO destroyed by US « exceptionalism »

Damascus (Syria) | 2 April 2019
Now weakened in comparison with their Russian and Chinese competitors, the United States have returned to their historical reflexes. In terms of foreign relations, they have abandoned the liberal international order and returned to the doctrine of exceptionalism. By questioning their own engagement with the Security Council, they have opened the way to the deconstruction of international Law and the end of the United Nations. This evolution, which shocked the countries of Western Europe and plunged them into confusion, had been anticipated by Russia and China, who were preparing for it.

Arab League: Tunis Declaration and Declaration on the Golan

Arab League: Tunis Declaration and Declaration on the Golan

Tunis (Tunisie) | 31 March 2019
Tunis Declaration adopted by the League of Arab States at its thirtieth ordinary session at the summit level, held on 31 March 2019 in Tunis
We, the leaders of the Arab States, gathered on 31 March 2019 in Tunis at the kind invitation of the President of Tunisia, Béji Caïd Essebsi, for the thirtieth ordinary session of the Council of the League of Arab States at the summit level,
• Based on a comprehensive assessment of inter-Arab relations and the prevailing situation in our region, the (...)

US Proclamation on Recognizing the Golan Heights as Part of the State of Israel

by Donald Trump

US Proclamation on Recognizing the Golan Heights as Part of the State of Israel

Washington D. C. (États-Unis) | 26 March 2019
The State of Israel took control of the Golan Heights in 1967 to safeguard its security from external threats. Today, aggressive acts by Iran and terrorist groups, including Hizballah, in southern Syria continue to make the Golan Heights a potential launching ground for attacks on Israel. Any possible future peace agreement in the region must account for Israel’s need to protect itself from Syria and other regional threats. Based on these unique circumstances, it is therefore appropriate (...)

Russian comment on the OPCW Special Mission’s report concerning the results of investigating the April 7, 2018, incident involving the use of chlorine in Douma, Syria

Russian comment on the OPCW Special Mission's report concerning the results of investigating the April 7, 2018, incident involving the use of chlorine in Douma, Syria

Moscow (Russia) | 25 March 2019
From March 12 to 15, 2019, The Hague hosted a regular session of the Executive Council of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). While assessing the session’s results, one has to state with regret that Western representatives have once again demonstrated an openly unconstructive approach with regard to all factors that could have, one way or another, clarified the developments around the Syrian “chemical file,” which was invented by them.
This time, they blocked the (...)

Sanctions Risks Related to Petroleum Shipments involving Iran and Syria

Sanctions Risks Related to Petroleum Shipments involving Iran and Syria

Washington D. C. (États-Unis) | 25 March 2019
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), with the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Coast Guard, is issuing this advisory to alert persons globally to the significant U.S. sanctions risks for parties involved in petroleum shipments to the Government of Syria. These shipments create significant sanctions risk for entities and individuals in the shipping industry, including shipping companies, vessel owners, managers, operators, insurers, and financial (...)

Syria denounces US attitude about occupied Golan

by Bashar Ja’afari

New York (USA) | 22 March 2019
On urgent instructions from my Government, I draw your attention to the following points in connection with the dangerous, ominous and irresponsible statements made on Thursday, 21 March 2019, by the President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, which constitute a threat to the peace, stability and security of the Middle East and the world, and earlier statements by members of Congress and the views expressed by United States Administration officials regarding the status of the (...)

The United States of America, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom Joint Statement on the Eighth Anniversary of the Syrian Conflict

The United States of America, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom Joint Statement on the Eighth Anniversary of the Syrian Conflict

15 March 2019
Eight years ago today, tens of thousands of Syrians took to the streets to claim the right to express themselves freely, call for reform, and demand justice. The Assad regime’s brutal response, and role in the conflict that followed, resulted in the largest humanitarian crisis since World War II.
We recognize the brave men and women from across Syria’s diverse society who have worked towards a better future for all Syrians. We also remember the countless civilians who have lost their lives (...)

Brussels III Conference on ’Supporting the future of Syria and the region’: co-chairs declaration

Brussels III Conference on 'Supporting the future of Syria and the region': co-chairs declaration

Brussels (Belgium) | 14 March 2019
The Third Conference on "Supporting the Future of Syria and the Region" took place on 12-14 March 2019. It was hosted by the European Union and co-chaired by the United Nations.
Building upon the work of the conferences held in Kuwait (2013-15), London (2016) and Brussels (2017-18), Brussels III renewed and strengthened the political, humanitarian and financial commitment of the international community to support the Syrian people, the neighbouring countries and the communities most (...)

The deception of international penal Justice

The ICC intends to violate the decision of the Security Council and try Bachar el-Assad

by Thierry Meyssan

The ICC intends to violate the decision of the Security Council and try Bachar el-Assad

Damascus (Syria) | 12 March 2019
Everyone believed it to be impossible for the International Criminal Court (ICC) to try the Syrians, since China and Russia exercised their vetos against a Western draft resolution to do so. But no! A piece of legal sleight of hand may make it possible to dodge the decision of the Security Council. The Court hopes to incriminate President Bachar el-Assad, not for the murder of Rafic Hariri (that lie fizzled out some time ago), but for « crimes against humanity ».

Brussels III conference Co-chairs’ statement on the financial tracking report

Brussels III conference Co-chairs' statement on the financial tracking report

Brussels (Belgium) | 9 March 2019
International community exceeds by almost 40% aid pledged at the 2018 Brussels conference for the Syria crisis
1. At the second Brussels Conference on "Supporting the Future of Syria and the Region" on 24-25 April 2018, the international community and the governments of refugee hosting countries came together to reaffirm their commitments in helping millions of affected civilians in Syria, as well as Syrian refugees and the communities generously hosting them.
2. 35 country donors and the (...)

US Commentary on OPCW Report on Investigation into Chemical Weapons Use in Douma

US Commentary on OPCW Report on Investigation into Chemical Weapons Use in Douma

Washington D. C. (États-Unis) | 7 March 2019
The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons Fact-Finding Mission (FFM) released its final report on March 1, 2019, regarding its investigation into chemical weapons use in Douma, Syria, on April 7, 2018. The report concluded that there were reasonable grounds that chlorine was used as a chemical weapon in the attack. The FFM found that the weaponized chlorine was not manufactured at the sites, as alleged by the regime, and that it is possible that the chlorine was released by (...)

From Iraqi weapons of mass destruction to Syrian chemical weapons

by Thierry Meyssan

From Iraqi weapons of mass destruction to Syrian chemical weapons

Damascus (Syria) | 5 March 2019
In a report dated 1 March 2019, the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) attests to the fact that were never any prohibited chemical substances in Douma (Syria) during the attack of 7 April 2018. The reprisal tripartite bombing (United States, France, United Kingdom) was therefore unjustified. This scandal is exactly identical to the story of the bogus Iraqi weapons of mass destruction. It will be followed by many other items of fake news as long as the West continues to trust their medias.

It’s official: Syrian President Assad is tripping to Iran

It's official: Syrian President Assad is tripping to Iran

28 February 2019
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad travelled to Iran on an official visit. Apart from his previous trip to Russia, this is the first trip President Assad has made abroad since the aggression against Syria started in 2011. ‎
Contrary to what the Western Press are making out, relations between Syria and Iran are particularly complicated due to Iran’s bi-cephalous political system. The Guide of the Revolution, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, supports the Syrian Arab Republic, in the context of the (...)

Washington’s request for its allies to stay back in Syria

Washington's request for its allies to stay back in Syria

20 February 2019
During the Security Conference that has just taken place in Munich, the US Secretary of Defence, Patrick Shanahan, brought together his principal allies (which included Iraq and Turkey) and asked them to take over from the US in Syria as the US gets ready to pull out.
Declaring that Damascus’s taking back control of the territory would not guarantee stability, the US Secretary of Defense requested that 1,500 men remain in North East Syria.
In any event, those present have questioned the (...)

Joint statement of the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the President of the Russian Federation and the President of the Republic of Turkey

Joint statement of the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the President of the Russian Federation and the President of the Republic of Turkey

Sochi (Russia) | 14 February 2019
President of the Islamic Republic of Iran H.E. Hassan Rouhani, President of the Russian Federation H.E. Vladimir Putin and President of the Republic of Turkey H.E. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan gathered in Sochi on 14 February 2019 for a Tripartite Summit.
The Presidents:
1. Discussed the current situation on the ground in Syria, took stock of the developments following their last meeting in Tehran on 7 September 2018 and underscored their determination to strengthen the trilateral coordination in (...)

France put the pressure on Egypt keep its distance from Syria

France put the pressure on Egypt keep its distance from Syria

7 February 2019
The daily newspaper, Al Hayat, has cited the Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sameh Shukri as saying that the French President, Emmanuel Macron, probably put pressure on his Egyptian partner, Abdel Fattah al-Sissi.
It is likely that, due to this pressure, Egypt backed away from letting Syria back into the Arab League.

The 116th US Congress is preparing a new war against Syria

by Thierry Meyssan

The 116th US Congress is preparing a new war against Syria

Damascus (Syria) | 31 January 2019
We were wrong to think that the Syrians were out of danger after their victory over the jihadists. They are not. Israël and the United States have not abandoned their war objective of the destruction of state structures. They are preparing a new war, this time financial, in order to prevent the reconstruction of the country and condemn the Syrian people to rot in the ruins.

Israeli bombardment of Syria, January 21, 2019

by Bashar Ja’afari

Israeli bombardment of Syria, January 21, 2019

New York (USA) | 24 January 2019
On instructions from my Government, I draw your attention to the following:
At dawn on Monday, 21 January 2019, at 0110 hours, the Israeli occupation authorities once again attacked the territory of the Syrian Arab Republic, in flagrant violation of Security Council resolution 350 (1974) on the Disengagement of Forces Agreement, launching successive waves of rockets from over Lebanese and occupied Palestinian territory and from over Lake Tiberias in the occupied Syrian Golan.
Since the (...)

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