Syria To Open Other Border Crossings With Iraq Soon - UN Envoy

Syria will open some border crossings with Iraq in the near future, Syria's Envoy to the United Nations Bashar Jaafari told the UN Security Council on Wednesday.

WASHINGTON (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 17th October, 2018) Syria will open some border crossings with Iraq in the near future, Syria's Envoy to the United Nations Bashar Jaafari told the UN Security Council on Wednesday.

"We have sought to reopen Nassib border crossing Jordan, and we will open other border crossings with Iraq soon," Jaafari said.

The Syrian government, Jaafari added, is seeking today to block any attempts of provocation and escalation in order to undermine Damascus's relations with the region and with the world.

The Nassib checkpoint on the Syrian-Jordanian border was reopened on Monday for civilians and transit transport, an official told Sputnik.

In 2015, the Nassib border crossing was captured by terrorists, and the Syrian government did not regain control over the checkpoint until July, 2018. The checkpoint is vital for both countries as it allows goods to be transported from Turkey and Lebanon to the countries of the Persian Gulf through Syria and Jordan and vice versa.