“Enemies imagined that they could create a vacuum in the management of the country by triggering explosions in Damascus but the enemies of the Syrian nation have been defeated… and the army is gradually gaining supremacy over the armed opposition,” Salehi told reporters after a cabinet meeting. The foreign minister said the opposition can be divided into two groups. The first seeks reforms and its demands should be met by the Syrian government. The second, with the support of the West and certain regional countries, has resorted to violence and seeks the dissolution of the government through civil war. He repeated that Iran is ready to mediate between opposition groups and the Syrian government, saying, “For a year we have been in contact with the Syrian opposition groups.” However, he said the Syrian opposition is a combination of different groups with different aims. He added, “We believe that the opposition groups should reach a compromise with the Syrian government to get out of this situation even though Syria is heading toward calm.” mehr/281
Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said on Monday that Syria will soon be at peace as the army is gradually suppressing the armed insurgent groups.
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