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Monday, September 7, 2015
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Monday, September 7, 2015
Zarif criticizes calls to remove Assad
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleIran’s foreign minister criticizes demands for the resignation of Syrian President Bashar Assad, saying such calls will prolong the Arab country’s civil war.
Mohammad Javad Zarif says those demanding Assad’s ouster “are responsible for the bloodshed in Syria.”
Zarif doesn’t name any specific country but is likely referring to Turkey’s and Saudi Arabia’s repeated calls for Assad to step down. The two Sunni Muslim countries have supported rebels fighting against Assad.
Zarif was speaking a press conference on Monday with his visiting Spanish counterpart, José Manuel García-Margallo. The top Iranian diplomat also says the Syrian crisis has no military solution.
— AP
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