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Oman: foreign minister visits Iran, backs Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity

December 30, 2024 at 4:14 pm

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (R) and Oman’s Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr al-Busaidi shake hands after a joint press conference in Tehran on December 30, 2024. [ATTA KENARE / AFP/ Getty Images]

Oman reiterated its support on Monday for Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity during a visit to Iran, Anadolu has reported.

“Oman pursues a policy of non-interference in the internal affairs of countries and respects the choices of their people,” Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi told a joint press conference in Tehran with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi. He voiced hope for Syria to restore its role and relations with other countries, especially Arab states.

“Oman is working with the Arab countries to support Syria’s unity and sovereignty over its lands,” said the Omani official.

Albusaidi said that he carried with him a letter from Sultan Haitham Bin Tariq to Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, but he did not provide details about its contents.

The top Omani diplomat explained that he had discussed with his Iranian counterpart issues of bilateral economic cooperation and energy as well as regional developments and the rights of the Palestinian people.

Araghchi, meanwhile, called for the establishment of an inclusive government in Syria. He stressed the importance of maintaining security and stability in the region.

Bashar Al-Assad, Syria’s leader for nearly 25 years, fled to Russia after opposition groups took control of Damascus on 8 December, ending Baath Party rule; the party had been in power since 1963. Iran was a main backer of the ousted Assad regime.

Since then, Damascus has hosted regional and international delegations on a daily basis for meetings with the leader of the new Syrian administration, Ahmad Al-Sharaa, the head of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham opposition group.

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