Al-Qaeda-linked groups should be armed in Syria: Saudi Arabia
Iran Press TV
Wed Jun 26, 2013 7:43AM GMT
Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister says his country believes the al-Qaeda-linked groups in Syria should be armed, but arms shipments to the Syrian government should be stopped.
Speaking at a news conference with US Secretary of State John Kerry in Jeddah on Tuesday, Prince Saud al-Faisal said his country is doing everything it can to help the militants in Syria and “calls for issuing an unequivocal international resolution to halt the provision of arms” to the Syrian government.
He also said that Saudi Arabia “cannot be silent” over Russia, Iran and the Lebanese Resistance Movement Hezbollah supporting the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Iran has repeatedly expressed its opposition to any foreign interference in Syria's internal affairs, stressing that inclusive dialog and national reconciliation as well as free elections are the keys to resolving the unrest in the Arab country.
Moreover, the Islamic Republic has time and again dismissed claims about its military presence in Syria and the shipment of arms to the Arab country.
On June 24, Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem also rejected “rumors” by certain countries supporting terrorism that Iran has a military presence in Syria, saying that Tehran always seeks a political solution to the crisis in the Arab country.
Saudi Arabia and Qatar are accused of preparing the ground for a civil war and the killing of innocent people in Syria by providing the Takfiri and terrorist groups with massive financial and military support for the militants.
Unrest began in Syria in March 2011, and many people, including large numbers of Syrian soldiers and security forces, have been killed in the unrest.
The Syrian government says that the chaos in the country is being orchestrated from outside and that a very large number of militants are foreign nationals.
In addition, several international human rights organizations say militants operating in Syria have committed war crimes.
According to the latest reports by the UN, at least 93,000 people have been killed in the foreign-sponsored militancy in Syria.
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