Deputy FM: Tehran, Beijing Hold Close Viewpoints on Syria

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian said that Tehran and Beijing have close point of views on Syria, and added both countries underline the necessity for non-interference of foreign parties, complete halt of terrorist activities and control of borders to settle the Syrian crisis.

Amir Abdollahian made the remark after his meetings with Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi and Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Zhijun on the Middle East developments in Beijing on Wednesday.

Pointing to close viewpoints held by Iran and China on international issues, he said both countries stress non-interference of foreign parties in Syria, complete halt of terrorist activities, and control of borders.

“We believe that the situation in Syria is improving and we should help the Syrian people and that the Assad plan must be supported,” the Iranian deputy foreign minister added.

He reiterated that the only solution to the Syria unrest is political, saying that military measures in Syria are bound to fail and certain countries’ support of terrorist groups has had no result but human losses and infrastructural damages.

Syria has been experiencing unrest since March 2011 with organized attacks by well-armed gangs against Syrian police forces and border guards being reported across the country.

The US and its western and regional allies have long sought to topple Assad and his ruling system. Media reports said that the Syrian rebels and terrorist groups have received significantly more and better weapons in recent weeks, a crime paid for by the Persian Gulf Arab states and coordinated by the United States.

The US daily, Washington Post, reported in May that the Syrian rebels and terrorist groups battling the President Bashar al-Assad’s government have received significantly more and better weapons in recent weeks, a crime paid for by the Persian Gulf Arab states and coordinated by the United States.

The newspaper, quoting opposition activists and US and foreign officials, reported that Obama administration officials emphasized the administration has expanded contacts with opposition military forces to provide the Persian Gulf nations with assessments of rebel credibility and command-and-control infrastructure.

Opposition activists who several months ago said the rebels were running out of ammunition said in May that the flow of weapons – most bought on the black market in neighboring countries or from elements of the Syrian military in the past – has significantly increased after a decision by Saudi Arabia, Qatar and other Persian Gulf states to provide millions of dollars in funding each month.