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text: fms of iran syria russia meet in moscow fri oct   am politics foreign ministers from iran russia and syria from left mohammad javad zarif sergey lavrov and walid almoallem attend their meeting in moscow russia on october   photo by ap 
  foreign ministers of iran russia and syria have started trilateral talks on a political solution to the syria crisis besides a serious fight against the takfiri terror groups operating in the arab country 
  on friday iranian foreign minister mohammad javad zarif and his russian and syrian counterparts sergei lavrov and walid muallem gathered in moscow for a threeway meeting 
  ahead of the meeting lavrov said the three nations are acting as a united front against terrorism saying their talks are mainly focused on ways of seriously tackling terrorism particularly in syria 
  the three sides lavrov added will exchange views on humanitarian operations as well as efforts to stop the flow of weapons and military equipment to the foreignbacked militants operating against the damascus government 
  prior to the threeway discussions zarif held a bilateral meeting with lavrov to discuss regional issues and the further enhancement of bilateral tehranmoscow ties russian foreign minister sergei lavrov r welcomes his iranian counterpart mohammad javad zarif during a meeting in moscow on october   photo by afp 
  upon his arrival at vnukovo international airport in moscow on friday morning zarif said a political solution besides a serious fight against terrorism is the only way out of the crisis gripping syria 
  unfortunately some countries have always pursued war and a military solution in syria this is while the solution to this crisis is of a political nature and also entails battles against takfiri groups said zarif 
  he added we have always emphasized the need for the establishment of an allout ceasefire humanitarian operations and efforts to find a political solution to the syrian issue 
  following the trilateral talks the three ministers attended a joint press conference 
  during the presser muallem slammed the usled coalition purportedly fighting daesh saying the alliance has never been fighting terrorism despite its claims 
  he said the washingtonled campaign was in fact encouraging daesh terrorists to move from iraqs mosul to syrias raqqah 
  mosul and raqqah have served as the main daesh bases in the middle east over the past years iraqi and syrian armed forces are engaged in largescale military offensive to drive the terror group from the two cities 
  the syrian foreign minister further said his country would continue cooperation with iran and russia in efforts to eradicate terrorism 
  muallem described the atmosphere of the talks in russia as positive and very comfortable 
  we in syria have become convinced of the sincerity of the russian and iranian efforts in helping us rout terrorism he added russian foreign minister sergei lavrov c syrian foreign minister walid almuallem r and iranian foreign minister mohammad javad zarif attend a news conference in moscow russia october   photo by reuters 
  zarif in turn described the talks in moscow as very productive saying iran and russia have developed very close relations in different areas 
  commenting on the situation in syria the top iranian diplomat said syrias sovereignty and territorial integrity must be protected adding that it is up to the syrian nation to determine its own destiny and that the voice of the syrians must be recognized 
  he further highlighted the need for a political settlement of the crisis adding that tehran backs the resumption of peace talks between the syrian government and opposition 
  the iranian minister called for a ceasefire in syria joint battles against terror groups as well as efforts to facilitate aid delivery to syrian civilians in besieged areas 
  he said the global community must unite in the battle against terrorism which poses a threat not only to syria but the entire world 
  zarif added that supporting terrorism would serve the interest of no one warning that the terror groups would eventually bite the hands that feed them 
  for his part the russian foreign minister also touched on the mosul battle in iraq saying that iraqi citys liberation from daesh would have a significant impact on the balance of power in neighboring syria 
  lavrov said the political settlement in syria should be achieved through dialogue according to the security council resolutions welcoming syrias readiness to resume the stalled talks with the opposition 
  referring to the situation in aleppo lavrov said terrorists blocked the exit routes opened as part of a syrian humanitarian pause and prevented the civilians from leaving the eastern neighborhoods of aleppo city 
  the senior russian official also criticized the international organizations for failing to fulfill their duties towards the locals of eastern aleppo 
  lavrov emphasized that the fight against terrorism in syria will continue adding that future common steps in this regard during the moscow talks loading