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August 9, 2012 Thursday
Participants in Tehran Conference on Syria Issue Final Statement
TEHRAN (FNA)- Delegates of 30 world countries and international bodies
participating in the International Conference on Syria in the Iranian
capital issued a final statement at the end of their meeting Thursday
evening.
The international consultative conference on the developments in Syria
started in Tehran this afternoon and wrapped up work after several
hours of discussions in the evening.
The following is the full text of the statement issued at the end of
the gathering.
In the Name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful
Statement of the Chairman of
Tehran Consultative Meeting on Syria
Tehran - August 9, 2012
Tehran Consultative Meeting on Syria was convened on August 9, 2012,
to strengthen all-out regional and international efforts to help
Syrian people to find a way out of ongoing crisis and prepare a
suitable ground for national dialogue in a peaceful atmosphere. The
meeting which was headed by His Excellency Dr. Salehi, the esteemed
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and
participated by ministers and delegates from Afghanistan, Algeria,
Armenia, Belarus, Benin, China, Cuba, Ecuador, Georgia, India,
Indonesia, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kirghizstan, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman,
Pakistan, Russia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkmenistan,
Venezuela, Zimbabwe, and the United Nations, made the following
recommendations:
- Expressing serious concern over the continuation of clashes and
violation of human rights in Syria and the vast losses and damages
which have caused grief and numerous problems for the people of Syria,
and expressing sympathy with the family of the victims of armed
clashes and terrorist acts.
- Emphasizing the necessity of pursuing political solutions based on
national dialogue as the only way to resolve the Syrian crisis with
the main objective of bringing the violence to a total end and
encouraging the two sides to prepare the ground for the national
dialogue.
- Expressing support to the legitimate demands of the Syrian people to
carry out reforms in order to build democracy and promote all-out
political partnership of different parties and opposition groups to
exercise their right to run their own country, in a peaceful manner
and calm atmosphere and without any foreign intervention.
- Expressing welcome and support to all good offices made already in
line with the principles of good intentions and impartiality to settle
the Syrian crisis and appreciating the efforts made by the Secretary
General of the UN and his special envoy Mr. Kofi Annan for his 6-point
plan as well as putting emphasis on continuation of the activities of
the international observers to consolidate sustainable peace and
tranquility in Syria.
- Emphasizing the need to uphold the principles of international law
regarding non-intervention in domestic affairs of other countries and
the respect of their national sovereignty and territorial integrity,
and urging to cease the hostilities by putting an end to any military
assistance to armed groups and warning of the dangerous impacts of
support for armed groups on regional peace and security.
- Emphasizing the necessity to deliver humanitarian assistance to the
people of Syria in order to mitigate the plight of Syrian people in
cooperation with the government of Syria.
- Emphasizing the necessity to examine establishing of a contact group
from among the participating countries aiming to end the violence and
starting the inclusive dialogue between the Syrian government and the
opposition.
- Expressing serious concern over the entry of known terrorist groups
and sects into the Syrian conflict and seriously warning of the spread
of terrorism and its dire consequences on the peace and security of
the region.
- Welcoming the proposal of the Islamic Republic of Iran for calling
upon the conflicting parties to end clashes and violence for three
months on the occasion of the arrival of Eid al- Fitr which is one of
the most important festivity for all Muslims of the world to stop
hostilities in Syria in order to follow up negotiations and adopt
peaceful mechanisms.
At the end, all participants expressed their appreciations to the
government of the Islamic Republic of Iran for holding Tehran
Consultative Meeting and emphasized on the necessity to continue such
consultative meetings in order to mitigate the sufferings of Syrian
people and bringing peace and stability to the region.
Foreign ministers and envoys of a large number of countries, including
Russia, China, Belarus, Mauritania, Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan, Georgia,
Turkmenistan, Benin, Sri Lanka, Ecuador, Afghanistan, Pakistan,
Algeria, Iraq, Zimbabwe, Oman, Venezuela, Tajikistan, India,
Kazakhstan, Armenia, Nicaragua, Cuba, Sudan, Jordan, Tunisia and
Palestine as well as the UN envoy to Tehran are present at the
conference.
August 9, 2012 Thursday
Participants in Tehran Conference on Syria Issue Final Statement
TEHRAN (FNA)- Delegates of 30 world countries and international bodies
participating in the International Conference on Syria in the Iranian
capital issued a final statement at the end of their meeting Thursday
evening.
The international consultative conference on the developments in Syria
started in Tehran this afternoon and wrapped up work after several
hours of discussions in the evening.
The following is the full text of the statement issued at the end of
the gathering.
In the Name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful
Statement of the Chairman of
Tehran Consultative Meeting on Syria
Tehran - August 9, 2012
Tehran Consultative Meeting on Syria was convened on August 9, 2012,
to strengthen all-out regional and international efforts to help
Syrian people to find a way out of ongoing crisis and prepare a
suitable ground for national dialogue in a peaceful atmosphere. The
meeting which was headed by His Excellency Dr. Salehi, the esteemed
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and
participated by ministers and delegates from Afghanistan, Algeria,
Armenia, Belarus, Benin, China, Cuba, Ecuador, Georgia, India,
Indonesia, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kirghizstan, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman,
Pakistan, Russia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkmenistan,
Venezuela, Zimbabwe, and the United Nations, made the following
recommendations:
- Expressing serious concern over the continuation of clashes and
violation of human rights in Syria and the vast losses and damages
which have caused grief and numerous problems for the people of Syria,
and expressing sympathy with the family of the victims of armed
clashes and terrorist acts.
- Emphasizing the necessity of pursuing political solutions based on
national dialogue as the only way to resolve the Syrian crisis with
the main objective of bringing the violence to a total end and
encouraging the two sides to prepare the ground for the national
dialogue.
- Expressing support to the legitimate demands of the Syrian people to
carry out reforms in order to build democracy and promote all-out
political partnership of different parties and opposition groups to
exercise their right to run their own country, in a peaceful manner
and calm atmosphere and without any foreign intervention.
- Expressing welcome and support to all good offices made already in
line with the principles of good intentions and impartiality to settle
the Syrian crisis and appreciating the efforts made by the Secretary
General of the UN and his special envoy Mr. Kofi Annan for his 6-point
plan as well as putting emphasis on continuation of the activities of
the international observers to consolidate sustainable peace and
tranquility in Syria.
- Emphasizing the need to uphold the principles of international law
regarding non-intervention in domestic affairs of other countries and
the respect of their national sovereignty and territorial integrity,
and urging to cease the hostilities by putting an end to any military
assistance to armed groups and warning of the dangerous impacts of
support for armed groups on regional peace and security.
- Emphasizing the necessity to deliver humanitarian assistance to the
people of Syria in order to mitigate the plight of Syrian people in
cooperation with the government of Syria.
- Emphasizing the necessity to examine establishing of a contact group
from among the participating countries aiming to end the violence and
starting the inclusive dialogue between the Syrian government and the
opposition.
- Expressing serious concern over the entry of known terrorist groups
and sects into the Syrian conflict and seriously warning of the spread
of terrorism and its dire consequences on the peace and security of
the region.
- Welcoming the proposal of the Islamic Republic of Iran for calling
upon the conflicting parties to end clashes and violence for three
months on the occasion of the arrival of Eid al- Fitr which is one of
the most important festivity for all Muslims of the world to stop
hostilities in Syria in order to follow up negotiations and adopt
peaceful mechanisms.
At the end, all participants expressed their appreciations to the
government of the Islamic Republic of Iran for holding Tehran
Consultative Meeting and emphasized on the necessity to continue such
consultative meetings in order to mitigate the sufferings of Syrian
people and bringing peace and stability to the region.
Foreign ministers and envoys of a large number of countries, including
Russia, China, Belarus, Mauritania, Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan, Georgia,
Turkmenistan, Benin, Sri Lanka, Ecuador, Afghanistan, Pakistan,
Algeria, Iraq, Zimbabwe, Oman, Venezuela, Tajikistan, India,
Kazakhstan, Armenia, Nicaragua, Cuba, Sudan, Jordan, Tunisia and
Palestine as well as the UN envoy to Tehran are present at the
conference.