TEHRAN, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Chief of Staff Major General Mohammad Baqeri said here Sunday that Tehran and Damascus will honor a cease-fire resolution in Syria that the UN Security Council approved unanimously a day earlier.
"As with the past, those who do not want security and peace for the Syrians again called for a cease-fire to support terrorists after they noticed the advancement of the Syrian army to clear the suburbs of Damascus from the militants," said Baqeri.
The joint efforts of Syria and its allies resulted in the "moderation" of draft resolution which excluded the fight against terrorist groups, like as al-Nusra Front in the suburban Damascus.
Nevertheless, "we will honor the resolution and so will Syria," the commander stressed.
On Sunday, reports said that Syria's airstrikes and shelling resumed against the rebel-held Eastern Ghouta countryside of the capital Damascus.
On Saturday, the UN Security Council adopted a resolution to establish a 30-day nationwide cease-fire in Syria "without delay" to ensure the delivery of humanitarian aid to the affected people in Eastern Ghouta and other hotspots across the country.
The resolution, however, excluded the military operations against Islamic State group and the al-Qaida-linked Nusra Front from the cessation of hostilities.
