Militants chemical arms threat to peace

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has called for an end to the arming of the Takfiri militants operating in Syria, expressing concern over the terrorists’ possession of chemical weapons.

According to Press TV, Rouhani said in his speech at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in the Kyrgyz capital of Bishkek on Friday “We … believe that arming the extremist and Takfiri groups, and specially the access by these groups to chemical weapons, is the biggest threat to peace and security in the region.”
He said the necessity to stop the flow of arms to the militants in Syria has to be considered in any proposed plan aimed to end the crisis in the Arab country.
The Iranian head of state also called for a political solution to end “the humanitarian disaster” in Syria without any foreign intervention.
He added “Furthermore, all efforts to reach a political solution must condemn and reject any threat and resort to force.”
Rouhani further voiced Iran’s opposition to the production, possession and use of weapons of mass destruction (WMDs), and welcomed Russia’s proposal to Syria to place its chemical weapons under international control as a good start for the realization of the final goal of clearing the entire region of all WMDs.