Tehran and Moscow Join Efforts to Resolve Crisis in Syria: Larijani
SEOUL-Tehran and Moscow have been coordinating their efforts aimed at finding a political solution to the crisis in Syria, Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said addressing the Second Meeting of Speakers of Eurasian Countries’ Parliaments (MSEAP) in Seoul, Tass reported.
“Iran supports the steps that the Syrian government has been taking to fight terrorism, and emphasizes the key role that the country’s people are playing in deciding their future,” Larijani said. In this regard, he pointed to the need to search for political ways to resolve the crisis in Syria.
“Iran has been taking joint actions together with Russia in order to find a political solution for Syria,” the Iranian parliament speaker added. Larijani also said that “it has led to introducing at least a temporary ceasefire.” “There is no doubt that the support of the global community, and the countries of the region, in particular, may help pave the way for a peaceful and transparent solution to the Syrian issue,” he said.
US playing with terrorism, rather than fighting it
Larijani accused the US of playing with terrorism instead of fighting the scourge, calling for increased pressure against the promoters and sponsors of terrorist ideology.
“In fact, the US strategy is playing with terrorism, not fighting it,” he said, calling on Eurasian states to “increase the costs for those promoting the ideology of terrorism and their sponsors in propaganda, political and security fields.”
He said the US and some regional states claim to be fighting terrorism, but “it is clear to everyone that they are in fact supporting the terrorists in different ways.”
Larijani also expressed dismay that “terrorism and violent extremism have turned into a devastating global threat endangering international peace and security.”
Terrorism has left thousands of defenseless people dead or wounded and made millions displaced in countries such as Syria, Libya, Iraq, Afghanistan and Yemen, he pointed out.
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