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IRAN'S PRESIDENT-ELECT: SYRIA'S RESISTANT NATION CAN EASILY PASS THROUGH CURRENT CRISIS
http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13920425001230
Tue Jul 16, 2013 6:17
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran's President-elect Hassan Rouhani in a message to
President Bashar al-Assad lauded the Syrian nation for its resistance
against western plots, stressing that Syrians can easily leave
behind the current critical situation and maintain their country's
territorial integrity.
"The great and resistant Syrian nation will go past the present stage
and fully preserve its independence and territorial integrity,"
the Iranian president-elect said in response to a message sent by
President Assad to felicitate Rouhani on his victory in Iran's June
14 presidential election.
The Iranian president-elect said the age-old relations between Iran
and Syria show that the two countries are determined to confront the
plots hatched by the enemies of the regional nations, specially the
Zionist regime.
The Iranian president-elect further said the balance of power in
Syria is in favor of the Syrian Army and government, noting that the
resistance of the Syrian people has helped strengthen the Army.
Since March 2011 Syria has been in spotlight for unrests which started
with popular protests for democracy, but rapidly turned into armed
insurgency with organized attacks by well-armed gangs and terrorists
against not just the Syrian police, border guards and army, but also
civilians being reported across the country.
The US and its western and regional allies have long sought to
topple Syrian President Bashar al-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 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 had earlier complained that the rebels were
running out of ammunition said in May 2012 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.
But after more than two years, Damascus has now gained the upperhand
in the battlefield. In mid-June, a report said that a bipartisan trio
of key US senators expressed surprise at the rapid and "dramatic"
advances recently made by the Syrian army, cautioning President Barack
Obama that arming the rebels would not do much to help them.
Democratic Sens. Robert Menendez and Carl Levin and Republican John
McCain said in a joint letter to Obama that government forces are
advancing so dramatically that providing weapons to the opposition
alone is unlikely to shift the war back in the rebels' favor.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13920425001230
Tue Jul 16, 2013 6:17
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran's President-elect Hassan Rouhani in a message to
President Bashar al-Assad lauded the Syrian nation for its resistance
against western plots, stressing that Syrians can easily leave
behind the current critical situation and maintain their country's
territorial integrity.
"The great and resistant Syrian nation will go past the present stage
and fully preserve its independence and territorial integrity,"
the Iranian president-elect said in response to a message sent by
President Assad to felicitate Rouhani on his victory in Iran's June
14 presidential election.
The Iranian president-elect said the age-old relations between Iran
and Syria show that the two countries are determined to confront the
plots hatched by the enemies of the regional nations, specially the
Zionist regime.
The Iranian president-elect further said the balance of power in
Syria is in favor of the Syrian Army and government, noting that the
resistance of the Syrian people has helped strengthen the Army.
Since March 2011 Syria has been in spotlight for unrests which started
with popular protests for democracy, but rapidly turned into armed
insurgency with organized attacks by well-armed gangs and terrorists
against not just the Syrian police, border guards and army, but also
civilians being reported across the country.
The US and its western and regional allies have long sought to
topple Syrian President Bashar al-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 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 had earlier complained that the rebels were
running out of ammunition said in May 2012 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.
But after more than two years, Damascus has now gained the upperhand
in the battlefield. In mid-June, a report said that a bipartisan trio
of key US senators expressed surprise at the rapid and "dramatic"
advances recently made by the Syrian army, cautioning President Barack
Obama that arming the rebels would not do much to help them.
Democratic Sens. Robert Menendez and Carl Levin and Republican John
McCain said in a joint letter to Obama that government forces are
advancing so dramatically that providing weapons to the opposition
alone is unlikely to shift the war back in the rebels' favor.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress