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An informed source, speaking on condition of anonymity, told the Press TV website on Saturday that the meeting took place in the Syrian capital on Friday.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, a\u00a0senior Iranian legislator roundly dismissed allegations about the closure of the country\u2019s embassy in Syria and evacuation of its personnel\u00a0as well as military advisors from Damascus, stressing that the diplomats and commanders are still in the Arab country..<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have not evacuated our advisors and embassy [staff]. They are present in Damascus,\u201d Yaqoub Rezazadeh, a member of the Iranian Parliament’s\u00a0National Security and Foreign Policy\u00a0Committee, said on Saturday.<\/p>\n
He expressed hope that the\u00a0diplomatic endeavors, which kicked off the previous day with a visit by Larijani\u00a0to Syria as well as trips by Iranian Foreign Ministry officials to Iraq and Qatar would yield satisfactory results.<\/p>\n
Rezazadeh also denied reports that President\u00a0Assad’s family had departed Syria. \u201cThe news that Assad and his family left Syria is not true.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDr. Larijani met with him (President Assad) in Damascus yesterday,\u201d the top Iranian lawmaker stated.<\/p>\n
Rezazadeh voiced concern over the unfolding developments in Syria, saying, \u201cNegotiations have been held with the Russian government. Political and diplomatic measures have also been undertaken with the countries neighboring Syria like Turkey and Iraq as well as Russia, which has special interests in Syria.\u201d<\/p>\n
Earlier on Saturday, the spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry stated that the country\u2019s diplomatic mission in Damascus is operating normally.<\/p>\n
Esmaeil Baghaei unequivocally rejected claims about the evacuation of Iran\u2019s embassy in Damascus.<\/p>\n
\u201cThose claims are not true. Iran\u2019s embassy (in Damascus) is still operating and continues with its routine activities,\u201d he pointed out.<\/p>\n
Foreign-backed forces led by the Hay\u2019at Tahrir al-Shams (HTS) group carried out a surprise\u00a0assault in the Aleppo and Idlib countryside last month and overran several villages and towns before entering Aleppo on November 27.<\/p>\n
Israel has been the principal supporter of the groups that oppose the democratically-elected government of President Assad since the foreign-backed insurgency erupted in Syria.<\/p>\n
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