PRAGUE,(ST)_ Czech Foreign Minister Carl Chwertsenberg discussed with the delegation of the national coordinating body democratic change forces in Syria, the current situation in Syria and the mechanism to support efforts to reach a peaceful solution to its crisis.
In a statement on its web, the Czech Foreign Ministry said yesterday that “the two sides agreed on the importance of the international conference to be held on Syria in Geneva,” stressing the conference as “fundamentally important.”
“Discussions focused on supporting a peaceful political solution to the crisis in Syria,” noting that “Chwertsenberg stressed to the Syrian side Czech Republic support for accepting the Syrian opposition at home as part of a legitimate Syrian opposition beside representatives of the opposition abroad,” the ministry said
Worthy mentioning that the Czech Republic and Austria opposed steps pursued by some EU countries, especially France and Britain in arming terrorist groups in Syria and warned that arming the opposition will put weapons into the hands of al-Qaeda affiliated extremist organizations .
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