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Iranian FM: Claims of Iran's interference in Syria's affairs are baseless

29 August 2011 [16:31] - TODAY.AZ
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said the EU’s allegations about the intervention of the Quds Force [a special unit of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards’ Corps (IRGC)] in the events in Syria are false and unfounded, Mehr reported.

"We are sure that the government and people of Syria do not need the guardianship, as they have enough political maturity and adequacy to resolve the internal problems," Mehmanparast said.

Mass protests in Syria began in mid-March in Dera'a in the south of the country, spreading to other regions. According to Syrian human rights activists, over 1,600 people were killed in clashes with security forces during the time.

According to authorities, since the beginning of the developments, around 500 soldiers and members of security forces were killed as a result of the "armed terrorist elements’" actions.

On Thursday, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton stated that on behalf of the European Union, Bashar al-Assad had lost legitimacy in the eyes of the Syrian people and called on him to resign.

Ashton said that the EU is preparing a new package of sanctions against the Syrian leadership. The EU supported the positions of France, Germany, Britain, and Spain.


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