Iranian Deputy FM: No Military Solution Envisaged for Syria

TEHRAN – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian reiterated Tehran’s strong opposition to any military solution to the crisis in Syria, saying the problems in the country should be resolved through diplomacy and talks, according to FNA.

Amir Abdollahian made the remark in a meeting with Omani Foreign Minister Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah in Oman’s capital of Masqat on Thursday.

“As we have reiterated before, political approaches are the only solution to the crisis in Syria and has no military or security solution,” Amir Abdollahian said.

The Omani foreign minister, for his part, stressed that the only solution to the crisis in Syria is a halt to the violence and bloodshed in the country, and holding dialogue between the Syrian government and opposition.

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”.

M.D