Tehran: Washington Support for Terrorism Contrasts de Mistura Initiative

TEHRAN, (ST)-  Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hussein Amir Abdul Lahyan criticized  the role played by the  US administration and its allies in the region in  arming  and training  the so-called “moderate opposition” in Syria.

During a meeting in Tehran yesterday, with the UN  assistant envoy to Syria Ramzi  Ezzedine Ramzi , Lahyan explained that  at a time when the UN envoy to Syria Stefan de Mistura  seeks to implement  his initiative to freeze fighting in the city of Aleppo,  ongoing arming and training of so-called “moderate opposition “ by some Western and Arab countries contrast with this initiative, “calling on the UN to   declare officially its opposition to such acts.

“Iran welcomes providing  assistance to  de Mistura initiative, he pointed out, adding  that national dialogue is an essential part of a political solution in Syria and the UN  plays  a potential of an influential role in resolving the crisis in Syria.

He stressed the  need that the UN plays a  real role between the Syrian government and the opposition, stressing the need for the UN envoy to Syria and his team to examine  latest developments in Syria.

For his part,  Ramzi  gave an explanation about the UN  “initiative to freeze the fighting in Aleppo” and the  report on the contacts and consultations held with the Syrian government and the opposition and key  players in the region and the world about this initiative, commending  Syrian officials positive response  with this initiative.

He  hoped to freezing fighting in Aleppo to be implemented very soon, noting that  “if the initiative succeeds  in Aleppo ,  similar initiatives  will be implemented in other Syrian areas ,” stressing that the preservation of the unity and sovereignty of the Syrian territory is one of the core principles of this initiative.

On Wednesday, the Iranian foreign ministry confirmed that recent developments in the region and  the fact realized by the West and certain  countries in the region of  the danger of terrorism is an indication of the right  positions by the  axis of resistance and Iran in the region, noting that violence and terrorism in Syria and Iraq comes to secure  the interests of certain  regional and Western countries.

T. Fateh