Iran reaffirms support for Syria

“Having an eye on the implementation of the reforms by [Syrian President] Bashar al-Assad and considering the rights of the Syrian people, we will support the government of Syria,” Hossein Amir-Abdollahian told reporters in the Iranian city of Qom on Wednesday.

“The US, Israel and some Arab governments believed the Syrian government would collapse in three months, but despite all the pressure and the overt and covert foreign intervention, the Syrian government is past the security crisis stage,” he added.

Amir-Abdollahian further said the stance of the Islamic Republic regarding regional developments is not characterized by double standards.

Stating that Iran’s stance is one and the same regarding Syria, Yemen, and Bahrain, the Iranian deputy foreign minister noted that the popular demands in all the three nations have to be heeded, and that reforms are a “necessity.”

He also pointed to the duplicitous position of the West regarding the developments in Syria, Egypt, and Bahrain.

Since mid-March 2011, Syria has been experiencing unrest. Many people, including security forces, have been killed in the turmoil.

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