Iran underscores peaceful reforms in Syria

Iraq(ST)-Iran Majlis (parliament) Speaker Ali Larijani has reiterated the Islamic Republic’s call for peaceful reforms in the crisis-hit Syria.

“The Islamic Republic believes that the Syrian reforms should be carried out under a peaceful and calm atmosphere,” Larijani said on Tuesday on the sidelines of his meeting with Iraqi clerics “.

“The Syrian issue is a bitter incident for the entire region and the supply of arms by certain governments [to Syrian armed groups ] has caused a lot of problems for Syria,” he added.

The Syrian government says that the chaos is being orchestrated from outside the country, and there are reports that a very large number of the militants fighting the government forces are foreign nationals.

Damascus blames Turkey along with Saudi Arabia, Qatar and a number of Western countries for fanning the flames of violence in the country.

M.D