Publish Date: 18 September 2018 - 11:00

TEHRAN, Sep. 18 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Tuesday that thanks to the diplomacy, the war in the Syrian province of Idlib was prevented.

"Intensive responsible diplomacy over the last few weeks-pursued in my visits to Ankara & Damascus, followed by the Iran-Russia-Turkey Summit in Tehran and the meeting is Sochi-is succeeding to avert war in #Idlib with a firm commitment to fight extremist terror. Diplomacy works," Zarif said on Twitter.

The city of Idlib is the last remaining stronghold of anti-government insurgents and terror groups in Syria.

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