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World needs peace more than any time before: Tehran Archbishop
Tehran, Dec 31, IRNA - World needs peace more than any time before,
the Primate of the Armenian Orthodox Diocese of Tehran Archbishop
Sebouh Sarkissian said here on Sunday.
Congratulating the birth anniversary of Jesus Christ, Sarkissian
prayed for the establishment of peace, security and progress across
the world, including Iran, Armenia and Syria.
'Peace is an immediate need of the world today; Christmas days are
good opportunity for all Christians to pray for the well-being of
Iranian citizens and Syrian people.'
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.
Thousands of people, including members of the security forces, have
been killed, when some protest rallies turned into armed clashes.
The government blames outlaws, saboteurs, and armed terrorist groups
for the deaths, stressing that the unrest is being orchestrated from
abroad.
In October 2011, calm was eventually restored in the Arab state after
President Assad started a reform initiative in the country, but
Israel, the US and its Arab allies are seeking hard to bring the
country into chaos through any possible means. Tel Aviv, Washington
and some Arab capitals have been staging various plots in the hope of
increasing unrests in Syria.
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 some 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 some Persian Gulf nations with assessments of rebel
credibility and command-and-control infrastructure.
9191**2050
Islamic Republic News Agency/IRNA NewsCode: 80479865
Tehran, Dec 31, IRNA - World needs peace more than any time before,
the Primate of the Armenian Orthodox Diocese of Tehran Archbishop
Sebouh Sarkissian said here on Sunday.
Congratulating the birth anniversary of Jesus Christ, Sarkissian
prayed for the establishment of peace, security and progress across
the world, including Iran, Armenia and Syria.
'Peace is an immediate need of the world today; Christmas days are
good opportunity for all Christians to pray for the well-being of
Iranian citizens and Syrian people.'
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.
Thousands of people, including members of the security forces, have
been killed, when some protest rallies turned into armed clashes.
The government blames outlaws, saboteurs, and armed terrorist groups
for the deaths, stressing that the unrest is being orchestrated from
abroad.
In October 2011, calm was eventually restored in the Arab state after
President Assad started a reform initiative in the country, but
Israel, the US and its Arab allies are seeking hard to bring the
country into chaos through any possible means. Tel Aviv, Washington
and some Arab capitals have been staging various plots in the hope of
increasing unrests in Syria.
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 some 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 some Persian Gulf nations with assessments of rebel
credibility and command-and-control infrastructure.
9191**2050
Islamic Republic News Agency/IRNA NewsCode: 80479865