Al-Moallem: Syria, Iraq’s Victory in War on Terrorism Important for the Whole World

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Syria’s Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem affirmed that the victory of Syria and Iraq in the war on terrorism is important for all countries of the region and the world, stressing that east of the Euphrates will be the goal after the liberation of Idleb from terrorism.

He made his remarks during a press conference with Iraqi counterpart Ibrahim al-Jaafari in Damascus on Monday.

“The visit of Minister al-Jaafari comes under very important circumstances as the two countries are beginning to feel the sweetness of the victory over terrorism that targeted them, but the steadfastness of their peoples and their solidarity with their armed forces led to victory over terrorism, which will benefit the whole world,” al-Moallem said.

“Imagine if Daesh [the Arabic acronym for terrorist ‘ISIS/ISIL’ group] and Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist organizations won in Iraq and Syria; what would happen to Europe, Arab countries and the whole world?” he asked.

He pointed out that US-led international coalition, under the pretext of fighting terrorism, has completely destroyed the city of Raqqa, killed thousands of its people by air raids, and transported terrorists from Daesh in convoys protected by US warplanes to the east of Deir Ezzor and the area near the borders with Iraq.

He affirmed that the US is fighting everything in Syria except Daesh, and is investing in terrorism to prolong the crisis and threaten the interests of Syria and Iraq.

On the illegal presence of US forces east of the Euphrates and its actions with the so-called “Kurdish self-administration,” al-Moallem said “all of these actions come within the framework of psychological war and we do not recognize them, do not value them, and the same goes for what is said about US bases. I say with all sincerity: after Idlib, our goal is east of the Euphrates, and our brothers there, whether tribes or the Kurdish brothers, have to decide what they want in the future, under the slogan of the return of Syrian sovereignty to all the Syrian territory, and this is what our people fought for and will not be negligent towards its implementation.”

For his part, al- Jaafari said that “the Syrian-Iraqi relations are historic, solid, and strong, and they will remain so.”

He asserted that nobody can marginalize Syria due to its pivotal role in the region.

“Coordination continues between Syria and Iraq in different domains, particularly in the field of water security, and we have the right to make optimal investment of our water resources,” al-Jaafari noted.

Source: SANA, Edited by website team