Seyyed Ali Khamenei: preventing arms flow into Syria the only solution to the crisis

TEHRAN, (ST) _ The Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei reiterated Iran’s firm stance on the Syria issue, warning of plots by arrogant powers to break anti-Israel resistance by targeting Syria.

“The reality of the Syria issue is that the arrogant front intends to eliminate the connecting link of the anti-Israel resistance chain in the region which is located in the neighborhood of the Zionist usurper regime,” Press TV quoted Ayatollah Khamenei  as saying on Monday.

Ayatollah Khamenei underlined preventing arms flow into Syria as the only solution to the  crisis in Syria, asserting that it is natural for any government to counter the opposition when they receive arms from outside the country.

Ayatollah Khamenei emphasized that if the Syrian opposition groups laid down their arms, it would be possible for them to demand the government to hear their views and allow them to express their positions.

Yesterday, the two-day conference on Syria with the slogan of “Violence No, Democracy Yes” concluded its works in  Tehran, calling for a ceasefire and an end to the armed conflicts, rejecting any foreign interference in the domestic affairs of Syria.

The participants in the conference created a 16-member committee as to follow-up the agreements concluded during the conference deliberations.

M.A. Al-Ibrahim