Al-Shara confers with Russian counterpart

The Syrian foreign minister Farouk al-Shara on Thursday received the ambassador of special missions at the Russian foreign ministry Nicolai Kartazove.

Present at the meeting were the director of the East Europe department at the foreign ministry and the Russian ambassador in Damascus.

"Talks dealt with developments in the region and the policy of repression and terrorism conducted by Israel against the Palestinian people in the occupied territories and the need of the move for the international community to put an end to this policy of escalation which threatens peace and security in the region and the world."

Following his meeting with al-Shara, the Russian official said that his meeting with al-Shara dealt with two main issues which are the Iraqi question and the developments of conditions in the Palestinian territories.

He added that discussions also dealt with the sanctions imposed on Iraq in light with the decision recently taken by the UN Security Council and measures that should be taken to lift the sanctions imposed on Iraq and to alleviate the sufferings of the Iraqi people, besides the current events taking place in the Palestinian territories.