Sochi summit was ‘right step at right time’ for Syria’s future – Iran’s Rouhani

25 Nov, 2017 16:38 / Updated 6 years ago

The trilateral meeting between the Presidents of Iran, Russia and Turkey in the Russian city of Sochi this week was the “right step, at the right time” for the future of Syria, Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has said. Rouhani expressed his opinion to his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad in a phone call on Saturday, Iranian state broadcaster IRIB reported. The Iranian President also assured the Syrian leadership that Tehran will continue to support the country in its fight against terrorism as well as during the reconciliation process.