Araghchi: I have repeatedly advised Bashar al-Assad to enter into negotiations with Turkey, but he did not agree

We were friends of Syria and we are still friends of the Syrian people

There are issues between us and the United States that cannot be solved, but they can be managed.

In an interview with Egypt's Al-Ghad TV, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said:

Anyone who does not see the hand of the United States and Israel behind the developments in Syria has made a big mistake

When the Syrian army itself withdrew, we did not consider it our duty to take action instead of the Syrian army

I have repeatedly advised the Syrian government, the foreign minister, and even Bashar al-Assad to enter into negotiations with Turkey, but the Syrian government and Bashar al-Assad did not agree to negotiate, either with the opposition or with the Syrian government

Less than a week before the fall, I said in a meeting with Bashar al-Assad that the Syrian army lacked morale and that it should raise the morale of the army

We had given advice a long time ago on how to deal with the people, the opposition, and the neighbors. But Bashar al-Assad had a different opinion.