Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad welcomed the outcome of the Astana format summit of Russian, Iranian and Turkish leaders in Tehran on Tuesday.
"Syria is positive about the results of the trilateral summit in Tehran," he said, speaking at a press conference in Tehran on Wednesday along with his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir Abdollahian. The press conference was broadcast by Al Jazeera.
Mekdad thanked his Iranian counterpart for preparing "a balanced summit statement affirming the need to preserve Syria's territorial unity." According to him, "it is necessary to deprive Turkey of any pretext to invade Syrian territory."
"Ankara's intention to create a border security zone north of Aleppo will lead to an armed conflict," he stressed. - "We oppose Turkey's aggressive plans, Ankara's policy of Turkization and support for terrorist groups."
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Based on materials from TASS