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203925
Sun, 08/28/2011 - 08:55
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U.S. intervention in Syria is presumptuous: Iran FM
TEHRAN, Aug.28(MNA) -- Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said that it is presumptuous for the United States to interfere in the internal affairs of Syria.
Salehi made the remarks in an interview in reference to U.S. officials’ call for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down.
“The U.S. is still living in the era of a unipolar world and believes that it is the gendarme of the world and unfortunately is making such remarks,” Salehi stated.
“Many of those remarks should not be taken seriously because if such comments were effective, they would resolve the issue of Afghanistan,” he added.
He also said, “It must be emphasized that Syria is an independent country. International conventions, international agreements do not allow a country’s officials to adopt interventionist policies toward another country.”
“On the one hand, they (U.S. officials) are saying that there should be no intervention in the internal affairs of countries and claim that as a foreign policy principle, but on the other hand, they make such remarks. The reason behind such statements is their pride and arrogance,” Salehi said.
Salehi made the remarks in an interview in reference to U.S. officials’ call for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down.
“The U.S. is still living in the era of a unipolar world and believes that it is the gendarme of the world and unfortunately is making such remarks,” Salehi stated.
“Many of those remarks should not be taken seriously because if such comments were effective, they would resolve the issue of Afghanistan,” he added.
He also said, “It must be emphasized that Syria is an independent country. International conventions, international agreements do not allow a country’s officials to adopt interventionist policies toward another country.”
“On the one hand, they (U.S. officials) are saying that there should be no intervention in the internal affairs of countries and claim that as a foreign policy principle, but on the other hand, they make such remarks. The reason behind such statements is their pride and arrogance,” Salehi said.
