Larijani stresses establishment of peace in Syria
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
Tehran, Jan 11, IRNA -- Majlis (Parliament) Speaker Ali Larijani in a message released on Thursday, stressed establishment of peace and stability in Syria and praised Syrian government's role in the release of the kidnapped Iranian pilgrims.
He made the remarks in a message to Syrian Parliament Speaker Mohammed Jihad al-Laham.
'Syrian nation and government would for sure overcome the problems; Iranian nation and government are thankful to them for their help in releasing the kidnapped pilgrims.'
Meanwhile, speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a ceremony held at Mehrabad Airport to celebrate the freedom and arrival of 48 pilgrims, the Chairman of Iran's Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Alaeddin Boroujerdi noted that despite the negative role of some countries, Syrian government did its best to set free the kidnapped pilgrims.
'The freedom of two kidnapped Iranian engineers are also on the agenda and have been part of the subjects of negotiations; Qatar and Turkey were also effectvie in releasing the abducted pilgrims; Syria has passed the crisis and its problems will be solved through national dialogue.'
Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani had also in a message to President Bashar al-Assad thanked him for helping release the Iranian pilgrims abducted by the armed rebels.
48 Iranian pilgrims taken hostage by terrorist groups in Syria arrived in Tehran late Thursday.
They were released and handed over to the Iranian Embassy in Damascus late Wednesday.
Iranian Foreign Ministry embarked on intensive diplomatic campaign to bring the hostages home since their abduction last August.
Syria has been experiencing unrest since March 2011 with organized attacks by well-armed gangs against Syrian police forces and border guards being reported across the country.
Thousands of people, including members of the security forces, have been killed, when some protest rallies turned into armed clashes.
The government blames outlaws, saboteurs, and armed terrorist groups for the deaths, stressing that the unrest is being orchestrated from abroad.
In October 2011, calm was eventually restored in the Arab state after President Assad started a reform initiative in the country, but Israel, the US and its Arab allies are seeking hard to bring the country into chaos through any possible means. Tel Aviv, Washington and some Arab capitals have been staging various plots in the hope of increasing unrests in Syria.
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