India Renews its Opposition to Foreign Interference in Syria
NEW DELHI, (ST) – Indian National Security Adviser, Shiv Shankar Menon, confirmed that his country opposes any military intervention in Syria and India is against such interference and the solution must be Syrian with a complete cessation of violence.
In a speech at the conclusion of the International Conference on Emerging Trends in West Asia and its Security Implications in the Region, Menon added that “India strongly supports the democratic aspirations of the people in West Asia but not to the extent of supporting the compulsive change of regimes .”
“Societies can’t be reordered from abroad through military force and we have only to look to the instability stemming from Libya to the coastal area and the crisis in Syria. ” Menon said.
“The current challenges in the region prepared a suitable atmosphere for extremist groups to exploit and pursue their agendas and stir regional instability and sectarian division,” the adviser pointed out.
On the Arab-Israeli conflict Menon said: “Our support for peace in the Middle East is initially steady and India is the first non-Arab country to recognize the State of Palestine,” adding that his country is against the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction in the region.”
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