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Tuesday 27 August 2013 16:17
Iran: Documents Show Terrorists Behind Chemical Attacks in Syria
The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday strongly deplored the last week use of chemical weapons against civilians in a Damascus suburban area, and said the Russian government has presented documents and evidence to the UN proving that the rebel groups have used the fatal substances.
Iran: Documents Show Terrorists Behind Chemical Attacks in Syria
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TEHRAN (Asremrooz):“There are reasons and documents showing what has happened in Syria has been carried out by terrorists and these documents have been presented to the UN Security Council by the Russian government,” Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyed Abbas Araqchi told reporters in Tehran on Tuesday.

He said that if Washington finds chemical attacks in its interest, it will keep silent, but if not, it will look for a lame excuse.

“The Americans do not have a deep commitment to any criteria, human principles and international law; terrorists are good if they move in line with their interests and if they act against their interests they are bad,” the spokesman continued.

Araqchi deplored the use of chemical weapons under any conditions and by anyone, and said, “The Islamic Republic as a victim of chemical weapons strongly condemns use of such weapons.”

Last night, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a meeting with UN Undersecretary General Jeffrey D. Feltman underlined the necessity for finding a political solution to the Syrian crisis, and underlined Tehran's discontent with the use of chemical weapons in Syria.

During the meeting in Tehran on Monday, Zarif stressed that only a political solution can settle the crisis in Syria, and announced Iran's readiness to fully cooperate with the UN in pursuing a political trend in this regard.

He also referred to the current problems in Syria, including the use of chemical weapons against the Syrian people, and said Iran is strongly opposed to the use of such weapons by any side and stream.

Zarif underscored Iran's active and constructive role in solving the regional problems, and said, "The Islamic Republic of Iran has and will use all its potentials and power to maintain and strengthen peace, stability and security in the region."

The Damascus government allowed the UN investigation team to visit the site of the last Wednesday chemical attack in suburban Damascus.

Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem also expressed Syria's readiness to cooperate with the UN investigators to expose the false allegations of the terrorist groups accusing the Syrian forces of using chemical weapons in Eastern Ghouta.

Following the chemical attack on the Damascus countryside on Wednesday, Zarif dismissed some Arab media allegations that the Syrian army has used the chemical weapons, stressing that the terrorist groups have committed the criminal act.

Zarif made the remarks in a phone conversation with his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu last week.

During the phone talk, he underlined Iran’s firm stance against the use of mass destruction weapons, and strongly condemned utilization of any kind of chemical weapons.

Zarif underlined that if this news proves to be true, the crime must have definitely been committed by terrorist and Takfiri groups, because they have actually shown that they are ready to commit any crime.

Commenting on certain western media allegations accusing the Syrian government of using such weapons, he asked, "While the UN inspectors are in Damascus and the government has successfully driven back the terrorists, why should they do such a move?"

"This criminal act had been done by the terrorists, because escalating the crisis in Syria and internationalizing it is in their favor," the Iranian foreign minister reiterated.

Reminding the condemnation of the event by the Syrian government, Zarif pointed out that Iran is in close contact with the Syrian government to give a thought to the different aspects of the issue.
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