Iran Blasts Arab League for Serving Interests of Western States

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir Abdollahian lambasted the Arab League for its decision to grant Damascus’ seat to the Syrian opposition coalition outside Syria, and said such a move merely serves the interests of the western countries.

Amir Abdollahian criticized hasty measures taken by certain countries by giving the Syrian government’s seat at the Arab League to unauthorized people, saying the Arab League set a precedent against international norms.

He criticized the Arab League for working in harmony with the western governments to serve their goals in the Middle East.

Amir Abdollahian highlighted inaction of the Arab leaders toward the plight of Palestinian people by the occupying regime of Tel Aviv and said that if the Arab Leaders were wary of human rights violations, why they kept silent toward bloodshed of Palestinians in the past several decades.

The action was interpreted as the end of the role of Arab League in the region, he noted, adding, “It would be better if the Arab Leaders drew attention to defending oppressed people of Palestine vis-a-vis the occupying regime of Tel Aviv.”

The Arab leaders rushed through a declaration in Doha conference and granted Damascus’ seat at the Arab League to the Syrian opposition coalition.

The Arab League’s decision to grant Damascus’ seat to the Syrian opposition coalition was rejected by the Syrian government and the domestic opposition.

It legitimizes terrorist acts that are committed overtly and blatantly against the Syrians, their institutions and properties, the Al-Thawra newspaper said in a commentary.