欧美文化:Iran says welcomes Syria's return to Arab League

TEHRAN, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Iran welcomes Syria's return to the Arab League (AL), said the Iranian Foreign Ministry on Monday.

At a weekly press conference in Tehran, the ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani congratulated Syria in regaining its place and its seat in the AL. He attributed the success to the "decisive victory" of Syria and the resistance front in the fight against "terrorism" in the country and people's support for the Syrian government.

Kanaani expressed hope that the countries of the region would be able to prepare the ground for greater regional cooperation and convergence based on common interests and through resolving their differences.

Kanaani added that Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian will, heading a delegation, travel to Moscow to take part in a quadrilateral meeting on Wednesday about Syria and the resolution of the differences between the Arab state and Türkiye.

He noted that in early April, a meeting on Syria was held in Moscow at the level of deputy foreign ministers among Türkiye, Russia, Iran and Syria, adding Iran has always highlighted the necessity of resolving the differences between Syria and Türkiye and has held talks with Damascus and Ankara within the same framework.

Arab foreign ministers decided in an AL extraordinary meeting held in Cairo on Sunday to restore Syria's membership in the league after 12 years of suspension.

Türkiye cut relations with Syria in March 2012, a year after the conflict began in the Arab state.

The Turkish army has launched four large-scale operations in northern Syria since 2016. The most recent operation was launched in 2020.

Türkiye says Kurdish militants in northern Syria compromise its security through carrying out "terrorist" attacks.