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RUSSIA SEES IRAN AS KEY PART IN ARCHITECTURE OF REGIONAL SECURITY
15:10 | 2013-01-25
TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior Russian foreign ministry official said Tehran
should be involved in the mechanism to resolve regional problems,
specially in Syria, and stressed that Iran is a key element in the
regional security.
"We think it unacceptable to ignore Tehran's potential," Russia's
Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov told reporters on Thursday.
"We should involve the Iranians rather than isolate them; they are
an important element in the architecture of regional security,"
Gatilov noted.
As regards Iran's role in resolving crisis in Syria, the official
noted that Russia believes Iran "can and must play a positive role"
in finding a political solution to crisis in Syria.
On December 16, the Iranian foreign ministry explained about the
contents of a six-point plan for resolving the problems in Syria,
saying stop of violence and preventing foreign military intervention
stand atop the proposal.
According to the foreign ministry, the first step is stopping
violence and preventing military intervention of other countries in
the Syrian issue.
The second step is preventing the shipment of weapons and holding
national talks. Setting up a committee of the representatives of
the Syrian people and government to reach an agreement on necessary
reforms, taking steps to hold elections, reforming the Constitution
as well as holding parliamentary and presidential elections are among
the other moves demanded by the Iranian proposal.
The Islamic Republic of Iran, which is a staunch supporter of the
establishment of security and stability in Syria, has practically made
a series of moves in the same regard, including its recent call for
ceasefire which was staged in Syria in October, and the holding of
the Syrian National Dialogue conference in Tehran between the Syrian
opposition and government in November.
Over 200 Syrian religious and political figures, leaders of tribes
and parties as well as representatives and leaders of the opposition
groups joined the two-day meeting in Tehran which kicked off on Sunday.
A number of Syrian parliament members as well as senior political
figures from Sudan, Algeria, Turkey, Egypt, Lebanon, Iraq, Brazil
and Zimbabwe also took part in the meeting.
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.
The US and its western and regional allies have long sought to
topple Assad and his ruling system. Media reports said that the
Syrian rebels and terrorist groups have received significantly more
and better weapons in recent weeks, a crime paid for by the Persian
Gulf Arab states and coordinated by the United States.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
15:10 | 2013-01-25
TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior Russian foreign ministry official said Tehran
should be involved in the mechanism to resolve regional problems,
specially in Syria, and stressed that Iran is a key element in the
regional security.
"We think it unacceptable to ignore Tehran's potential," Russia's
Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov told reporters on Thursday.
"We should involve the Iranians rather than isolate them; they are
an important element in the architecture of regional security,"
Gatilov noted.
As regards Iran's role in resolving crisis in Syria, the official
noted that Russia believes Iran "can and must play a positive role"
in finding a political solution to crisis in Syria.
On December 16, the Iranian foreign ministry explained about the
contents of a six-point plan for resolving the problems in Syria,
saying stop of violence and preventing foreign military intervention
stand atop the proposal.
According to the foreign ministry, the first step is stopping
violence and preventing military intervention of other countries in
the Syrian issue.
The second step is preventing the shipment of weapons and holding
national talks. Setting up a committee of the representatives of
the Syrian people and government to reach an agreement on necessary
reforms, taking steps to hold elections, reforming the Constitution
as well as holding parliamentary and presidential elections are among
the other moves demanded by the Iranian proposal.
The Islamic Republic of Iran, which is a staunch supporter of the
establishment of security and stability in Syria, has practically made
a series of moves in the same regard, including its recent call for
ceasefire which was staged in Syria in October, and the holding of
the Syrian National Dialogue conference in Tehran between the Syrian
opposition and government in November.
Over 200 Syrian religious and political figures, leaders of tribes
and parties as well as representatives and leaders of the opposition
groups joined the two-day meeting in Tehran which kicked off on Sunday.
A number of Syrian parliament members as well as senior political
figures from Sudan, Algeria, Turkey, Egypt, Lebanon, Iraq, Brazil
and Zimbabwe also took part in the meeting.
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.
The US and its western and regional allies have long sought to
topple Assad and his ruling system. Media reports said that the
Syrian rebels and terrorist groups have received significantly more
and better weapons in recent weeks, a crime paid for by the Persian
Gulf Arab states and coordinated by the United States.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress