Khaji reiterates Iran’s opposition to coercive measures imposed on Syria

Tehran, SANA- Ali Asghar Khaji, Iranian Foreign Minister’s Senior Assistant on Special Political Affairs, reiterated his country’s opposition to the unilateral coercive measures imposed by the US administration and Western countries on the Syrian people. Khaji called, during a phone call on Monday with the UN Special Envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, to increase and speed up the transfer of international humanitarian aid to Syria, pointing to the difficult living conditions of the Syrian people as a result of the unjust Western measures imposed on them in conjunction with the outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic. In turn, Pedersen expressed appreciation for Iran’s role and its supportive stance to resolve the crisis in Syria politically, calling for continuing and deepening cooperation in this regard. The two sides also discussed the importance of holding a new round of meetings of the Committee of Discussing the Constitution in Geneva soon.