TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Tuesday that the Syrian army and its allies will make their utmost efforts to reduce harms to civilians during the imminent military operations against the terrorists in Idlib.

“We are trying to have the expulsion of terrorists from Idlib done with the least humanitarian costs. We had talks in Turkey to this end and we also held talks in Syria with the high-ranking Syrian officials,” Zarif said, Fars reported.

“God willing, we will have talks with the three guarantors of the Astana process until Friday to prevent any harm to the Syrian people,” he added.

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