Iranian President: “You can never trust the words and promises of the Americans”
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called the US withdrawal from Syria good news, but said it was difficult to trust Washington's promises.
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| Iranian President Hassan Rouhani |
"Recently, they said they want to withdraw troops from Syria. If they are telling the truth, this is good news," Rouhani said before flying to Sochi to attend the trilateral Russia-Turkey-Iran summit on Syria, which will take place on February 14. The Iranian president added: "We can never trust the words and promises of the Americans."
He also noted that for Iran, it is important to protect the integrity of Syria's territory, and therefore the entire Syrian territory must be controlled by Damascus, while some individual parts of Syria cannot be controlled by other countries.
The president also added that the Syrian government should enter into dialogue with the Kurds.