Tehran: Iran Urges Armenia To Condemn Chemical Attack In Syria

IRAN URGES ARMENIA TO CONDEMN CHEMICAL ATTACK IN SYRIA

Press TV, Iran
April 1, 2013 Monday

Iran’s Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi has urged Armenia to condemn
the latest deadly chemical attack near Syria’s northwestern city of
Aleppo, which left dozens of people dead.

During a meeting with Armenian Foreign Minister Eduard Nalbandian
on Sunday, Iran’s Ambassador to Yerevan Mohammad Raeesi conveyed
a message from Salehi to his Armenian counterpart.In his message,
Salehi censured the use of chemical weapons near Aleppo, situated about
310 kilometers (193 miles) north of the Syrian capital Damascus, as
“inhumane,” and held militants in Syria and their foreign sponsors
accountable for the criminal act.The Iranian foreign minister noted
that Tehran supports a peaceful solution to the conflict in Syria,
stressing that regional stability and security can be maintained only
through a political solution to the Syrian crisis.He also called on
the Armenian government and humanitarian organizations to condemn
the chemical attack in Syria.On March 19, at least 25 people were
killed and 86 others injured after militants fired missiles containing
poisonous gas into Aleppo’s Khan al-Assal village. Women and children
were among the victims.The unrest in Syria began in March 2011,
and many people, including large numbers of soldiers and security
personnel, have been killed in the violence. The Syrian government
says that the chaos is being orchestrated from outside the country,
and there are reports that a very large number of the militants in
the country are foreign nationals. MP/HMV