Sunday, 19 December 2021 (YJC)_ Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said that the prisoners' swap in Syria was carried out under the supervision of Iran and Russia.
In response to the prisoners' swap in Syria, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said that the operation was carried out under the supervision of Iran and Russia.
“The Syrian Red Crescent and the ICRC have operated this prisoners' swap in Syria,” he said while adding that “this successful operation of exchanging abductees and detainees in Abu al-Zandeen crossing in the eastern reef of Aleppo was praiseworthy and, as one of the three guarantors of the Astana process, Iran emphasizes the need to continue this humanitarian action.”
“A total number of 10 people were released by the Syrian side and the opposition during this operation that was carried out on December 17,” Khatibzadeh said while urging relevant parties to make more efforts to facilitate further exchange operation in the future.
“Cooperation with the guarantors of the Astana process, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the Syrian Red Crescent, as well as the Syrian parties, is the way to increase the number of such operations and also to expand measures to enhance confidence to facilitate this important matter.