Rouhani: Turkey must comply with the Sochi accords on Syria

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that Turkey must abide by the agreements reached during the talks between Moscow and Ankara in Sochi.

Turkey must comply with the Sochi accords on Syria

“The Sochi process is of great importance. You can’t refuse him,” he said. “I hope that we will be able to continue working with Turkey as part of the Astana process,” he said at a press conference on Sunday.

The President noted that “Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan agreed [according to the Sochi memorandum] to fulfill two conditions.” “The first is that the whole territory of Syria should go under the control of Damascus. Second, we need to continue the fight against terrorists, ”said Rouhani.