“The reopening of the embassy in Damascus requires preparations, a very powerful of which is making certain the safety and security of the embassy and its workers,” Baqaei mentioned at a weekly press briefing within the capital Tehran on Monday.
He didn’t present a particular timeline, however added that Iran will work towards the target “as quickly as the required circumstances are offered”.
Militants, led by Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), stormed and ransacked the Iranian embassy in Damascus following the autumn of President Bashar al-Assad’s authorities on December 8.
Baqaei mentioned that the deployment of Iranian navy advisers to Syria was basic and anchored in sure rules, whereas their departure was additionally a accountable transfer.
“We have been neither in search of to beat Syria nor to revive previous empires. What was necessary in Syria was to assist guarantee public security and safety in opposition to terrorism.”
“We have been there for such a function and on the invitation of the [former] Syrian authorities. We weren’t in Syria to assist a particular particular person or group. It was necessary for us to assist safeguard the territorial integrity of Syria till the final second. We consider that prevalence of safety in regional international locations will assure safety in West Asia,” the Iranian diplomat acknowledged.
He went on to denounce latest Israeli acts of aggression in opposition to Syria, stating that the Arab nation’s territorial integrity has been undermined and parts of its territory have been occupied in blatant violation of United Nations Safety Council resolutions.
