Iran vows all-out support for Syria

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Iran to do its best to restore stability to Syria: Salehi

Iran’s Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi has stressed the importance of dialogue between Syrian government and opposition, vowing Tehran’s all-out support for the restoration of peace in the crisis-hit country.

Press TV,

19 November, 2012

AFP reports:

“The Islamic Republic of Iran will use all its capacity and capability to help the Syrian government and nation restore peace and security in the country and the region,” Salehi said on Monday in a meeting with Kojo Tsikata, special envoy of Ghanaian president, on the sidelines of a two-day meeting held in Tehran to promote national dialogue in Syria.

He emphasized that the Syrian people should make the final decision on their fate and national sovereignty.

The Iranian government and nation only pave the way for national dialogue among the Syrian government and various opposition groups, Salehi pointed out.

Nearly 200 participants, including Syrian scholars, tribal and religious leaders, representatives of different ethnicities, minorities and the opposition as well as representatives from other countries, participated in the Tehran meeting on Syria.

Tsikata, for his part, lauded Iran’s measures to restore peace and security in Syria and called on the Islamic Republic to proceed with its constructive efforts.

Syria has been experiencing a deadly unrest since March 2011 and many people, including large numbers of army and security personnel, have been killed in the turmoil.

Iran has repeatedly voiced its opposition to any foreign interference in Syria's internal affairs, calling for inclusive dialogue and national reconciliation as well as free elections as the key to the settlement of the crisis in the country.