Secretary of Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani made the remark in a meeting with Russian President's Special Envoy to Syria Alexander Lavrentiev, who is visiting Iran to present a report on the quadruple talks in Istanbul over Syria between France, Germany, Turkey, and Russia which was held in Istanbul on October 27.
Pointing to three strategic and unchangeable principles which form the basis for Iran-Russia defensive, security and political cooperation over the Syrian crisis, Shamkhani said "supporting the legitimate government of Syria, collaboration with it to fight terrorism, preserving Syria's territorial integrity and providing political mechanisms for Syrian prople determine their future are among the goals upon which all political and field successes have been achieved."
He described the very good coordination between Iran, Russia and Syria as the main cause for the Syrian Army's field successes and the collapse of its enemies and opponents, adding "Iran and Russia will continue to strengthen the Syrian armed forces in the fight against terrorism."
"the level of cooperation between Iran and Russia and their common positions indicate that the negative acting of the Zionist regime and its malicious actions will not affect the relations of the two countries," Shamkhani pointed to Russia's deployment of S300 in Syria.
The Russian envoy, for his part, described his visit to Tehran upon Putin’s order for a twin mission; first, to give a report on the quadruple talks in Istanbul over Syria between France, Germany, Turkey, and Russia which was held in Istanbul on October 27; second, to voice Moscow’s unequivocal support for Iran against the fresh round of US sanctions.
He hailed Iran’s constructive role in contributing to the political settlement of crisis in Syria, and said Russia is resolved to sustain political and security cooperation with Iran until full restoration of peace and security in Syria.
The visiting envoy also called for concreted action by the international community to stand against US unilateralism, and denounced the use of economic and trade options for imposing a country’s political will on others.
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