Syrian Foreign Minister: UN observers will not be given access to de-escalation zones in Syria
Syrian Minister of Foreign Affairs Walid Muallem ruled out the participation of the United Nations observers in the de-escalation zones established by Russia, Turkey and Iran, RIA Novosti reports.
"There will be no international forces under the auspices of the United Nations. Russia, as the guarantor country, explained that military police forces and monitoring centers will be established in those zones. The United Nations or any international forces will have no role in these zones", said Muallem at a press conference in Damascus.
On 3 and May 4, the talks on Syria were held in Astana, following which the guarantor countries — Russia, Turkey and Iran — signed a memorandum on the establishment of zones of de-escalation in Syria. Damascus supported the proposal.
On 6 May, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs published the text of a memorandum on the establishment of zones of de-escalation in Syria.