The Iranian foreign minister’s special envoy for Syria, Mohammad Reza Raouf Sheibani, confirmed the recent comments from the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Syrian Transitional Government Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani about the exchange of positive messages between Tehran and Damascus.
“The Islamic Republic of Iran is indirectly in contact with Syria’s current officials, and we have also received messages,” the Iranian diplomat said.
He said Iran has a forward-looking attitude to the developments in Syria and the restoration of ties with the Arab country.
Iran is closely and patiently monitoring the situation in Syria and will make its appropriate decisions in due time, Sheibani said.
Stressing the need for all political currents to have a role in shaping Syria’s future, the Iranian special envoy said, “Iran’s stances on the Damascus developments are clear. Considering Syria’s special position in the Middle East region, we believe that its future and fate must be decided by its own people with the participation of all political currents.”
Expressing Iran’s opposition to any foreign interference in the internal affairs of Syria, Sheibani said he has discussed Syria with the representative of Russia’s president and the Russian deputy foreign minister during a recent visit to Moscow.
Iran and Russia share views about a series of issues regarding Syria, he stated.