Russia, Turkey and Iran agree to fight democracy in Syria

Today, the Presidents of Russia, Iran and Turkey held a video conference to discuss its interests and interventions in Syria. Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke of Caesar's sanctions that targeted the figures of the Syrian regime, as well as the extension of European sanctions on Syria, and said that "their purpose is the desire to strangle Syria economically."

Putin touched on the agreements related to the de-escalation zone in Idlib, pointing out that not all the goals presented in this file have been achieved yet.

For his part, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called for the immediate withdrawal of American forces from Syria, and affirmed their continued support for the regime and the continued fight against terrorism and a commitment to respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Syria, noting that the Syrians decide the future of their country themselves without external interference and instead of a political solution to the crisis in Syria.

Although his army occupied parts of Syrian territory and imposed Turkish currency on the Syrians in those areas, Turkish President Recep Erdogan claimed that he would do everything in his power to preserve the territorial integrity of Syria.

After the meeting ended, the tripartite "Russia, Turkey and Iran" deal issued a joint statement, confirming "their efforts to enhance coordination based on the agreements concluded within the Astana framework."

The statement considered the Israeli military attacks on Syria destabilizing and leading to increased tension, and condemned the "American administration's decision regarding the occupied Syrian Golan, which constitutes a flagrant violation of international law and constitutes a threat to regional peace and security."

According to the statement, the trio of deals occupying Syrian lands "reject any attempts to impose new facts on the ground in Syria under the pretext of fighting terrorism, including illegal initiatives on the declaration of self-rule."

Besides, the statement pointed to the intention of the tripartite dealers to "confront separatist schemes", in an apparent reference to the Autonomous Administration of northern and eastern Syria, which the three countries see as a stumbling block in implementing their plans to divide Syria and plunder the capabilities of the Syrian people after their destruction and displacement of their people.

Russia and Iran are considered major supporters of the Syrian regime that provide military support to it, and each of them committed many war crimes in the country, and each of them was also able, through their agreements with Turkey via "Astana" in early 2017, to restore the regime's control over large areas of the country that it lost to the militants.

While Turkey supports mercenary groups called the National Army, mercenaries from Jabhat al-Nusra, ISIS, and Guardians of Religion, which are listed on the lists of international terrorism, and launch attacks on the Kurds, occupy areas in northern Syria, expel the Kurds from them by force and instead replace their mercenaries.

J.O

ANHA