Iran backs Russian bid to fight terrorism: Larijani
Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani said Iran backs the Russian bid to fight terrorism because Tehran thinks Moscow move is based on a legal request by the Syrian government.
He made the remarks here on Wednesday before leaving Tehran for the Russian city of Sochi where he is scheduled to take part in the Annual Meeting of the International Debating Club ‘Valdai’.
He said the meeting will focus on a number of most significant threats the world as well as the region face.
Given the many important crises in the region, the meeting is naturally going to discuss the chaotic security situation in the region, the settlement of which calls for convergence and active participation of countries.
He said he will use the meeting to explore regional issues with other officials participating in the event.
The Speaker stressed Iran’s support for Russia’s anti-Daesh campaign and said fighting terrorism is not a matter of short-term and tactical operations but rather an issue which demands a well-calculated plan.
Larijani left Tehran on Wednesday for the Russian city of Sochi which is hosting the 12th annual meeting for states engaged in peace and conflict situation.
He is accompanied by Deputy Foreign Minister for Consular and Parliamentary Affairs Hassan Qashqavi during the one-day trip.
Sochi is hosting the first day of the Annual Meeting of the International Debating Club ‘Valdai’. This year the forum is titled “War and Peace. The Individual and the State. The Threat of Large Conflict in the 21st Century’.
The Valdai International Discussion Club is a meeting of international experts focused on Russia and its role in the world. Based on its work, the non-profit Foundation for Development and Support of the Valdai Discussion Club was established in 2011 to conduct research and outreach work, and lead regional and general programs.
The meeting is taking place from October 19th to 22nd 2015, with the participation of nearly 130 people.
According to the chairman of the board of the Development Fund and Support for the International Debating Club ‘Valdai’, Andrei Bystritsky, 129 people are expected to participate, including 88 foreigners and 41 from the Russian side’.
Sochi is a city in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, located on the Black Sea coast near the border between Georgia, Abkhazia and Russia.
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