Speaking on Wednesday at the tripartite summit of Iran, Russia and Turkey, which is held in Sochi, Russia, Dr Rouhani added: "Iran's strategy in its surrounding region is based on cooperation not competition, coordination not conflict, following the will of nations not foreign states, and peace-seeking not warmongering".
President's speech is as follows:
In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful
Your Excellency Mr Putin, the honourable President of the Russian Federation,
Your Excellency Mr Erdoğan, the honourable President of the Republic of Turkey
Ladies and Gentlemen,
At the outset, I am willing to appreciate His Excellency Mr Putin for hosting this important summit in the beautiful city of Sochi. It is a pleasure to see the efforts made by the three countries of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Russian Federation and the Republic of Turkey less than a year after the start of the Astana process, extensive efforts to confront terrorism and extremism and to provide the basis for a political solution to the Syrian crisis have borne fruit and a new vision has been opened to end the Syrian crisis. We are very pleased that the three countries, while emphasising the territorial integrity, sovereignty, independence and unity of Syria, are committed to working closely to bring about peace and stability in Syria.
The Syrian crisis was accompanied with direct foreign intervention, including through full-scale deployment, equipping, arming and supporting of warmongers, who subsequently formed the body of ISIS and al-Nusra Front, to fuel terrorism and extremism, and this became the most important factor in prolonging the crisis. Fortunately, we are now in a situation where the ISIS bases have collapsed and the rest of the terrorist groups are also facing collapse.
This victory is undoubtedly indebted to the braveries and sacrifices of the Iraqi and Syrian people and the volunteers, soldiers and brave young people who shattered the evil fortresses of terrorism and shut down wild flares. They are the pioneers of the international community in the fight against the hateful barbarism that rose to threat human civilisation.
It is imperative to continue the fight against terrorism until the eradication of the last nuclei of takfiri terrorists in Syria so that the Syrians will never be subjected to terrorism or terrorist operations.
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22 November 2017 - 15:46
News ID: 868472
(AhlulBayt News Agency) - President of the Islamic Republic of Iran described victory over terrorist groups in Syria and Iraq the beginning of fight and major attempt to root out all kinds of discrimination, poverty and violence throughout the region and stressed that this bigger fight is only possible through coordination between responsible government and nations.
