“Interfering regional and extra-regional governments are not after peace in Syria,” Jahangirzadeh said on Saturday, adding that the escalation of crisis in Syria benefits these countries’ interests.
“Currently a number of regional and Western countries seek to deepen the gap between the Syrian opposition and government,” Jahangirzadeh added.
Referring to an upcoming meeting between the Syrian government and opposition in Iran, Jahangirzadeh said, “The meetings which have been held so far on Syria crisis did not include Syrian government. Therefore, Tehran meeting could be more effective.”
On November 13, Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said Tehran would host a meeting between Syrian government and opposition groups.
Syria has been grappling with unrest since early 2011 and has witnessed the deaths of many people, including large numbers of army and security personnel in the violence.
Stressing Syria’s importance in anti-Israel resistance front, the Iranian lawmaker expressed hope that the meeting could resolve misunderstandings between the Syrian government and opposition.
Jahangirzadeh concluded that peace could not be established in Syria through armed conflicts and clashes.
Damascus blames Western countries and some of their regional allies for fueling the crisis in the country, and reports indicate that a large number of insurgents fighting the Syrian government are foreign nationals.
Iran has repeatedly rejected foreign intervention in Syria’s internal affairs, calling for national dialog as the only way out of the country’s prolonged impasse.
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Publish Date: 17 November 2012 - 20:28
Senior Iranian lawmaker Javad Jahangirzadeh says meddling regional and transregional countries benefit from the escalation of the ongoing crisis in Syria.