‘Annan needs Iran to end Syria crisis’

Spokesman for the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee Seyyed Hossein Naqavi Hosseini made the remarks on Friday in reaction to recent remarks by the White House spokesman Jay Carney, who alleged that Iran’s role in Syrian developments cannot be positive.

The Iranian lawmaker stated that there is a great deal of difference between Tehran and Washington’s stances on Syria.

“The United States seeks a resolution to the Syria crisis, which serves the interests of the Zionist regime [of Israel]. Iran, on the other hand, seeks a solution that is in the interest of the Syrian nation,” Naqavi Hosseini said.

The lawmaker added that the US is seeking to exclude Syria from the resistance front against the Zionist regime of Israel, while Iran is trying to bolster the front and, therefore, there is a meaningful difference between the positions of the two countries.

The legislator stated that the US downplays Iran’s positive role in Syria as Tehran’s positions are not in line with the interests of Washington and Tel Aviv.

“The Syrian nation, Muslim world, and countries involved in Syria affairs hold the opinion that Syrian nation must be supported, and saved from foreign intervention and terrorism,” Naqavi Hosseini pointed out.

He emphasized that both Annan and US officials are well aware that they cannot solve the Syrian crisis without Iran’s involvement.

In a joint press conference with Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi in Tehran on July 10, Annan stressed that Iran must play a part in working out a solution to the ongoing crisis in Syria.

“My presence here proves that I believe Iran can play a positive role and should therefore be a part of the solution in the Syrian crisis,” he stated.

Syria has been experiencing unrest since mid-March 2011. While the West and the Syrian opposition accuse the government of the killings, Damascus blames ”outlaws, saboteurs and armed terrorist groups” for the unrest, insisting that it is being orchestrated from abroad.

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