New York-Sana
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian reiterated Iran's principled policy and firm stance of supporting the unity and sovereignty of the Syrian territories, stressing that the illegal presence of foreign forces has exacerbated the crisis there.
During his meeting with the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General of the United Nations to Syria Geir Pedersen in New York on the sidelines of the meetings of the United Nations General Assembly, Abdullahian denounced the unilateral coercive measures imposed on Syria, calling on the international organization to play a more active role to lift them and expressing his support for the efforts of the United Nations to find a political solution to the crisis In syria.
In turn, Pedersen presented during the meeting the latest developments in Syria and the relevant United Nations procedures.
