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Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has once again stressed that Syria’s fate should only be determined by Syrians.
“A political approach should be adopted [in Syria] based on the national will of the Syrian people. It will be oppression against the Syrian nation if certain countries sit and decide for the country,” Amir-Abdollahian said on Sunday.
He added that Iran has always pursued a strategy in Syria based on diplomacy and avoidance of military approaches since the outbreak of the crisis in the Arab country some 30 months ago.
“It is our duty and other countries in Syria to prepare the ground for the Syrian people to decide their country’s future within the framework of the Geneva II meeting or any other [such] session,” the Iranian official pointed out.
He said certain Western countries oppose “free elections” in Syria and added that like many political systems, Damascus also needs political reforms.
Syria has been gripped by deadly unrest since 2011. According to reports, the Western powers and their regional allies — especially Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey — are supporting the militants operating inside Syria.
According to the United Nations, more than 100,000 people have been killed and millions displaced in the violence.
Amir-Abdollahian further pointed to recent talks between top Iranian officials and the UN-Arab League Special Representative to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi in Tehran and said the envoy believes in putting an end to violence in Syria, preventing the transit of terrorists into the country’s territory and opening dialog.
Brahimi paid an official two-day visit to Iran and held talks with senior Iranian officials on the latest developments in Syria and the long-awaited Geneva II peace conference on the crisis-hit Arab country.
Arab League Secretary General Nabil al-Arabi said on October 20 that the Geneva II peace conference would be held on November 23 aimed at ending the turmoil in Syria. Brahimi, however, has said that no date is set for the event yet.
The Geneva II conference is seen as a chance to find a political solution to the crisis in Syria. The event has been delayed for months.
The conference was proposed by Russia and the US on May 7. The date of the long-delayed event has changed many times as Syria’s foreign-backed opposition coalition remains divided over whether or not to participate in the meeting.
Reported By Press TV
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I have some respect for Iran’s diplomatic approach to the current Syrian situation, but Mr Amir Abdollahian is lying when he claims that Iran has “ALWAYS pursued a strategy based on diplomacy and avoidance of military approaches.”
I cannot forget how Iran betrayed the Libyan people when it shamefully supported the NATO-backed invasion and allowed the west to infest that lovely country with the same demented ‘terrorists’ (proclaimed as heroes by Iran, at the time) that now threaten the security of Syria.
And who are you, Mr Amir Abdollahian, to state that Syria “needs political reforms?” Unlike Iran, Syria is governed without the need for a ‘supreme leader appointed for life by the Assembly of Experts’ and without the need for barbaric public executions!
Syria is defending your back-yard against the world and your regime has done nothing to help them. You are an ally in rhetoric only, not in deed. Syria deserves your active support, not your snide criticism.
We agree with you 100% when you said:
“I cannot forget how Iran betrayed the Libyan people when it shamefully supported the NATO-backed invasion and allowed the west to infest that lovely country with the same demented ‘terrorists’ (proclaimed as heroes by Iran, at the time) that now threaten the security of Syria”.
We, of this Network, do not forget as well.
We are not stupids, and we have good memory, but this is the reality at the moment.
Thank you for the sincerity
SFP/SN
It was because they suspect Brother Leader Colonel had kidnapped some of their cleric. Maybe by now they regret as Libya is a new hub for terrorists. Whatever, SYRIA IS FOR ALL THE PEACEFUL SYRIANS, TROUBLE MAKERS MUST BE REMOVED.