Damascus, SANA Deputy Expatriates and Foreign Minister Fayssal Mikdad stressed that the war on terrorism should not be mere public relations activities, media parades, or an attempt to satisfy one party at the expense of another; rather all states suffering from terrorism should participate in this war.
In an interview with RT TV channel Monday, Mikdad said that Syria has been combating terrorism relentlessly for more than three years and its absence along with other important states from conferences on counterterrorism held in Jeddah, Paris or elsewhere raises doubts about these conferences.
He expressed astonishment that countries that are at the forefront of these conferences are ones responsible for supporting, financing, and arming terrorism, pointing out that these countries should be punished for violating the UN Charter and the Security Council resolutions instead of inviting them to such conferences.
He noted that Iran, similar to Syria, is waging a war against terrorism, yet some states are making maneuvers to prevent Iran from participating in these conferences, adding” Iran is feeling that some states are not serious in countering terrorism and that they have agendas not related to this issue, and this has made it refrain from participating in such conferences.