AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): Syrian Foreign and Expatriates Minister, Dr. Faysal Mikdad discussed on Friday with Russian President’s Special Representative for the Middle East and Africa, Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov, development of the situations in Syria and the efforts made to reinforce security and satiability.
The two sides expressed their satisfaction with the success of the International Conference on the return of refugees held in Damascus last November and the importance of continuing efforts to facilitate the voluntary return of refugees and put an end to the politicization of the humanitarian situation practiced by western countries to serve its agendas in Syria.
They also reviewed developments of political process as it was emphasized that this process should be led and possessed by Syria and among the Syrians without any external interference in its work or its results. It was agreed to follow up the coordination and consultation between the two friendly countries in this field.
Mikdad met on Friday Russian Deputy Foreign Minister, Sergei Ryabkov ,the two sides discussed efforts made by Syria to carry out its obligations after its joining to Chemical Weapons Convention.
Ryabkov hailed the cooperation shown by Syria with Technical Secretariat of Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons “OPCW” which led to full fulfillment to its obligations under Chemical Weapons Convention.
The two sides condemned the attempts of Western countries to politicize the organization and divert it from its charter and goals, stressing that these attempts expose the organization to danger and lose its credibility and independence, harnessing it to serve the objectives of Western countries at the expense of its technical work that has been defined by Chemical Weapons Convention.
Mikdad expressed his appreciation for Russian stance regarding the need of the impartial role which the organization must do to prevent from the spread of chemical weapons and he condemned the attempts of some Western countries to exploit cheaply the organization to target Russian Federation particularly of so-called “ Navalny Affair”.
At the end of the meeting, the two sides agreed to continue the communication and coordination between their delegations in OPCW, aiming at preserve on the role of organization and stop all forms of its weakening so that others couldn’t deviate it from its goals stipulated in charter and procedures of its work.
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