Iranian Envoy Underlines Peaceful Settlement of crisis in Syria

TEHRAN – Iranian Ambassador to Damascus Mohammad Reza Rao’uf Sheibani voiced concern over the current situation in Syria, and called on all involved parties as well as the regional and international actors to try their best to find a peaceful and diplomatic solution to the ongoing crisis in Syria.

 “The Islamic Republic will support any diplomatic approach to settle the ongoing crisis in Syria,” Rao’uf Sheibani said,according to FNA.

The Iranian diplomat reiterated that Tehran has always supported the national dialogue as the only solution to the crisis in the country.

 “The armed conflicts in Syria do not benefit the Syrians and the people of the region,” Rao’uf Sheibani said, underlining that any foreign interference in the ongoing crisis in Syria will only make the country’s conditions more complicated.

Iranian officials have repeatedly underlined that Tehran is in favor of negotiations between the Syrian government and opposition groups to create stability in the Middle Eastern country.

Last November, Iran hosted a meeting between the representatives of the Syrian government and opposition to encourage them to start talks to find a political solution to their problems. The National Dialogue Conference kicked off work in Tehran mid-November with the motto of ‘No to Violence, Yes to Democracy”.

The meeting brought together almost 200 representatives of various Syrian political groups, the opposition and state officials.

As the foreign-backed insurgency in Syria continues without an end in sight, the US government has boosted its political and military support to extremists.

Washington has remained indifferent to warnings by Russia and other world powers about the consequences of arming militant groups.

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