"This kind of reprehensible measure will only lead to a greater discrepancy between Brussels and Damascus, resulting in distrust (of the parties)," RIA Novosti quoted him as saying.
According to the Iranian side, in a situation where the Syrian crisis needs a political settlement, sanctions against the head of the Syrian Foreign Ministry carry "nothing but sabotage the path to peace."
Earlier, the European Union included Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mikdad in the list of sanctions, he is prohibited from entering the territory of the union.