TEHRAN, May 30, YJC - Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi highlighted the ongoing trilateral talks between Tehran, Moscow, and Ankara on the truce in Syria and said the Islamic Republic is prepared to send forces to monitor the ceasefire in the Arab country.
TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) - The negotiations on the ceasefire and de-escalation zones in Syria
are underway between Iran, Russia and Turkey, Qassemi told reporters
during his press conference in Tehran on Monday.
"If the required
grounds are provided, there would be a need to deploy forces who can
monitor the ceasefire,” the Iranian spokesman said.
"We are prepared to take this measure if the necessary agreement is reached,” Qassemi added.
Earlier
this month, Iran, Russia, and Turkey agreed on a proposal to establish
four de-escalation zones in Syria, following diplomatic talks in the
Kazakh city of Astana.
The largest of the four de-escalation zones
is in northern Syria and includes Idlib province and adjoining
districts of Latakia, Aleppo, and Hama with a total population of over 1
million.
The zones are intended to halt conflicts in specific
areas between Syrian forces and rebels, and would potentially be policed
by foreign troops.
Syria
has been gripped by civil war since March 2011 with various terrorist
groups, including Daesh (also known as ISIS or ISIL), controlling parts
of it.
According to a report by the Syrian Center for Policy
Research, the conflict has claimed the lives of over 470,000 people,
injured 1.9 million others, and displaced nearly half of the country’s
pre-war population of about 23 million within or beyond its borders.
Source: Tasnim News Agency