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| Syria Opposition Rejects Rowhani Mediation Offer |
| 2013-09-22 |
| [An Nahar] Syria's opposition National Coalition on Saturday rejected an Iranian offer to broker talks with the regime, saying the bid was "not serious" and calling Tehran "part of the problem." "The Iranian initiative is not serious and lacks political credibility," the key opposition grouping said in a statement. The comments came after Iran's diminutive President Hassan Rowhani said Thursday that his government was willing to "facilitate dialogue" between the Syrian government and opposition fighters. "We must join hands to constructively work toward national dialogue, whether in Syria or Bahrain. We must create an atmosphere where peoples of the region can decide their own fates," Rowhani wrote in a column in The Washington Post. But the Syrian opposition said it was skeptical that Iran, a staunch ally of Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneckal-Assad Lord of the Baath... , could broker talks, calling Tehran "part of the problem." "It would be more useful if the Iranian leadership withdrew its military experts and fighters from Syrian territory," the Coalition said. |
| Posted by:Fred |