UN Chief: Iran is invited to Syria talks
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon makes an announcement at
the United Nations headquarters in New York, January 19, 2014.
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says the
Islamic Republic of Iran has been given an invitation to take part in an
international conference on the Syrian crisis dubbed Geneva II.
On Sunday, the UN chief made the announcement at the UN headquarters in New York.
“As I have said repeatedly, I believe strongly that Iran needs to be
part of the solution to the Syrian crisis,” the UN chief said.
Ban added that he held talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif regarding the matter.
“I have spoken at length in recent days with Iran’s Foreign Minister
Mr. Javad Zarif. He has assured me that like all the other countries,
invited to the opening day discussions in Montreux, Iran understands
that the basis of the talks is the full implementation of the June 30,
2012 communiqué, including the action plan,” Ban said.
The 2012 Geneva communiqué outlines measures for a peaceful transition of power in Syria.
The UN chief said Tehran has accepted the invitation though no official
statement has been published by Iranian officials so far.
Iran has previously said that it would not attend the conference if conditions are set for its participation.
On Thursday, the Iranian foreign minister described as unacceptable any
preconditions for the Islamic Republic’s participation in the talks.
The Geneva II conference will kick off in the Swiss city of Montreux on
January 22 and then move to the UN headquarters in Geneva on January 24
after a one-day break.
The talks are aimed at finding a political solution to the deadly
crisis that has gripped Syria since 2011. According to reports, the
Western powers and their regional allies -- especially Qatar, Saudi
Arabia, and Turkey -- are supporting the militants operating inside the
country.
The UN says more than four million Syrians will be forced out of their
homes in 2014 by the escalating conflict in the country. More than
130,000 people have lost their lives and million shave been displaced.
SHI/SHI
UN Chief: Iran is invited to Syria talks
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon makes an announcement at
the United Nations headquarters in New York, January 19, 2014.
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says the
Islamic Republic of Iran has been given an invitation to take part in an
international conference on the Syrian crisis dubbed Geneva II.
On Sunday, the UN chief made the announcement at the UN headquarters in New York.
“As I have said repeatedly, I believe strongly that Iran needs to be
part of the solution to the Syrian crisis,” the UN chief said.
Ban added that he held talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif regarding the matter.
“I have spoken at length in recent days with Iran’s Foreign Minister
Mr. Javad Zarif. He has assured me that like all the other countries,
invited to the opening day discussions in Montreux, Iran understands
that the basis of the talks is the full implementation of the June 30,
2012 communiqué, including the action plan,” Ban said.
The 2012 Geneva communiqué outlines measures for a peaceful transition of power in Syria.
The UN chief said Tehran has accepted the invitation though no official
statement has been published by Iranian officials so far.
Iran has previously said that it would not attend the conference if conditions are set for its participation.
On Thursday, the Iranian foreign minister described as unacceptable any
preconditions for the Islamic Republic’s participation in the talks.
The Geneva II conference will kick off in the Swiss city of Montreux on
January 22 and then move to the UN headquarters in Geneva on January 24
after a one-day break.
The talks are aimed at finding a political solution to the deadly
crisis that has gripped Syria since 2011. According to reports, the
Western powers and their regional allies -- especially Qatar, Saudi
Arabia, and Turkey -- are supporting the militants operating inside the
country.
The UN says more than four million Syrians will be forced out of their
homes in 2014 by the escalating conflict in the country. More than
130,000 people have lost their lives and million shave been displaced.
SHI/SHI
Jika Iran Diundang, SNC Akan Absen di Jenewa 2
Islam
Times - "Koalisi Suriah mengumumkan bahwa mereka akan absen di Jenewa 2
kecuali Ban Ki-moon menarik undangan Iran," juru bicara SNC Louay Safi
mengatakan pada hari Senin (19/1/14).
http://www.islamtimes.org/vdcb55bf9rhba9p.qnur.html
Pemberontak dukungan asing di Suriah..
Koalisi Nasional Suriah (SNC) mengatakan tak akan berpartisipasi dalam konferensi Jenewa 2 mendatang kecuali jika undangan Iran yang disampaikan Sekretaris Jenderal PBB Ban Ki-moon unuk Iran ditarik kembali.
"Koalisi Suriah mengumumkan bahwa mereka akan absen di Jenewa 2 kecuali Ban Ki-moon menarik undangan Iran," juru bicara SNC Louay Safi mengatakan pada hari Senin (19/1/14).
Washington juga menanggapi pengumuman Ban itu dengan menetapkan prasyarat bagi Iran.
Juru bicara Departemen Luar Negeri AS, Jen Psaki mengatakan dalam sebuah pernyataan bahwa keputusan itu harus diubah kecuali Tehran menyatakan dukungannya terhadap kesepakatan 2012 tentang transisi pemerintah Suriah.
"Jika Iran tak menerima komunike Jenewa, undangan harus dibatalkan," kata Psaki.
Pernyataan itu muncul tak lama setelah Sekjen PBB mengatakan dia telah mengundang Iran untuk berpartisipasi dalam konferensi tersebut .
Iran sebelumnya mengatakan bahwa pihaknya tak akan menghadiri konferensi jika ada kondisi yang ditetapkan sebagai prasyarat.
Pembicaraan itu bertujuan mencari solusi politik untuk krisis maut yang melanda Suriah sejak tahun 2011. Menurut laporan, kekuatan Barat dan sekutu regional mereka terutama Qatar, Arab Saudi dan Turki mendukung pemberontak yang beroperasi di Suriah.[IT/r]
UN Chief: Iran is invited to Syria talks
UN Secretary-General
Ban Ki-moon makes an announcement at the United Nations headquarters in New York, January 19,
2014.
http://en.alalam.ir/news/1556905
United Nations Secretary General
Ban Ki-moon says the Islamic Republic of Iran has been given an invitation to
take part in an international conference on the Syrian crisis dubbed Geneva II.
On Sunday, the UN chief made the announcement at
the UN headquarters in New York.
“As I have said repeatedly, I believe strongly
that Iran
needs to be part of the solution to the Syrian crisis,” the UN chief said.
Ban added that he held talks with Iranian Foreign
Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif regarding the matter.
“I have spoken at length in recent days with Iran’s Foreign
Minister Mr. Javad Zarif. He has assured me that like all the other countries,
invited to the opening day discussions in Montreux, Iran understands that the
basis of the talks is the full implementation of the June 30, 2012 communiqué,
including the action plan,” Ban said.
The 2012 Geneva
communiqué outlines measures for a peaceful transition of power in Syria.
The UN chief said Tehran has accepted the invitation though no
official statement has been published by Iranian officials so far.
Iran
has previously said that it would not attend the conference if conditions are
set for its participation.
On Thursday, the Iranian foreign minister
described as unacceptable any preconditions for the Islamic Republic’s participation
in the talks.
The Geneva II conference will kick off in the
Swiss city of Montreux on January 22 and then
move to the UN headquarters in Geneva
on January 24 after a one-day break.
The talks are aimed at finding a political
solution to the deadly crisis that has gripped Syria since 2011. According to
reports, the Western powers and their regional allies -- especially Qatar, Saudi
Arabia, and Turkey -- are supporting the
militants operating inside the country.
The UN says more than four million Syrians will
be forced out of their homes in 2014 by the escalating conflict in the country.
More than 130,000 people have lost their lives and million shave been
displaced.
SHI/SHI
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http://en.alalam.ir/news/1556905#sthash.8XRdtmVA.dpuf
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http://www.almanar.com.lb/english/adetails.php?eid=131228&cid=23&fromval=1&frid=23&seccatid=20&s1=1
The US
Ambassador to Syria Robert Ford have ordered the foreign-backed
opposition figures to take part in the international peace conference,
noting that there are many changes in the Saudi policy regarding the
Syrian crisis.
Quoting an official in the executive committee in the so-called
“Syrian National Coalition”, Nidal Hamade said that Ford had called for
an urgent meeting for the SNC figures in Turkey’s Istanbul, noting that
the US envoy had threatened to cut funds for anyone who will not attend
the meeting.
In addition to Ford, all SNC figures who were opposing Geneva 2
participation were at the meeting: Loay Safi, Anass al-Abdeh, Haitham
al-Maleh, Burhan Ghalioun, Najeeb al-Ghadban and Maher Noaimi, Hamade
wrote in his corner on al-Manar Website.
During the meeting, Ford told the SNC figures that Saudi prince
Bandar Bin Sultan is on long vacation in the United States, “because of
sickness and psychological fatigue,” Hamade added, citing the Syrian
opposition official who is also close to former Prime Minister, Riyad
Hijab.
“We would like to inform you that there are some changes that will
take place in Saudi Arabia next March,” Ford said, noting that these
changes will reach Bandar Bin Sultan and Saud al-Faissal.
“We also would like to tell you that the US had asked Saad Hariri
(head of al-Mustaqbal parliamentary bloc in Lebanon) to participate in a
coalition government with Hezbollah.”
The US ambassador added that the Saudi committee for Lebanon and
Syria (which compromises Abdulaziz Khoja, Abdulaziz Bin Abdullah Al Saud
and Muqren Bin Abdullah Al Saud) is to be activated and will take over
the Lebanese and Syrian file from Bandar.
Ford told the Syrian opposition figures: “Bandar’s plan for the
Syrian conflict, put in 2012, had catastrophic repercussions on Syria
and the region. It had made of Syria a powerful hub for al-Qaeda that US
cannot confront. For that, you have to stop objecting and to go to
Geneva 2, this is the US’ interest.”
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Who Pulls the Strings of the Islamic Front’s Shura Council?
A
member of jihadist group Al-Nusra Front stands in a street of the
northern Syrian city of Aleppo on January 11, 2014. (Photo: AFP - Baraa
Al-Halabi).
Who is Ahmad Issa bin Zakaria al-Sheikh, the chairman of the
the Islamic Front’s Shura Council? With Muslim Brotherhood leanings, he
managed to bring together Syrian opposition battalions under a Qatari
umbrella and open direct lines with Saudi Arabia and Washington.
On November 22, 2013, major Islamic factions and brigades agreed to a pact that led to the formation of the Islamic Front, becoming one of the main armed opposition groups in Syria. The front includes: Liwaa al-Tawhid (Unity Brigade), Ahrar al-Sham (Islamic Movement of the Free Men of the Levant), Liwaa al-Haq (Righteousness Brigade), Suqur al-Sham (Hawks of the Levant), Jaysh al-Islam (the Army of Islam), and Ansar al-Sham (Partisans of the Levant). They were later joined by the Kurdish Islamic Front.
The front’s Shura (consultative) Council is headed by Ahmad Issa bin Zakaria al-Sheikh, also known as Abu Issa al-Sheikh, whose role is no less important than that of the military leader Zahran Alloush, formerly head of Jaysh al-Islam.
Sheikh’s calm personality enabled him to bring together the various brigades affiliated with the front and avoid any internal strife. He is also the front’s most prominent spokesperson, especially with outside parties.
Abu Issa, who studied religious studies and undertook preaching, was imprisoned in March 2004 in Sednaya Military Prison in the Damascus countryside, where he met Alloush who became his comrade and fellow traveler. They both benefited from the presidential pardon issued in June 2011 and were released together. Those who have met him agree that he is a mysterious figure and a clever and wily interlocutor. A source who was close to him during his imprisonment told Al-Akhbar that Abu Issa is “Talibani at heart” pointing out that “this was enough to get him unlimited Qatari support on all levels, financial, military, political and in the media.”
Some of the areas that embraced this battalion, in addition to Jabal al-Zawiya, include: Khan Shaykhoun, Ariha, Maarrat al-Numan countryside, the city of Idlib, and Sarmin.
After the quick expansion of the group and the increase in fighters and affiliated brigades, the formation of Liwaa Suqur al-Sham (Suqur al-Sham Brigade) was announced. It consisted of more than 10 fighting battalions all over Idlib. It was also joined by Liwaa Daoud (Daoud Brigade) led by Hassan Aboud, who is currently a political official in the front.
The formation of the Syrian Islamic Liberation Front was announced in September 2012 under the leadership of Sheikh, and Liwaa Suqur al-Sham was considered one of its most prominent constituents.
The new group included battalions from different provinces such as Deir al-Zour, Aleppo, Homs, Hama, and Latakia, before the Syrian Islamic Liberation Front joined the Islamic Front in November 2013 and Sheikh was chosen head of its Shura Council. His appointment came “as a natural result of the support he received from several foreign parties that have been providing the fighters with arms and money.”
Sources close to the head of the Shura Council told Al-Akhbar, “Sheikh visited Turkey frequently and met with Salafi financiers, primarily Kuwaitis, and with representatives of intelligence agencies, mainly Turkish, Saudi, and American.”
Sources said, “The friendship between Alloush and Abu Issa facilitated the latter’s relationship with Saudi Arabia, especially since Alloush is Riyadh's man.” They confirmed that Abu Issa accompanied Alloush on his recent Hajj.
The source describes Abu Issa’s relationship with US intelligence agencies as “very good,” especially since the United States is counting on an Islamist organization that is not hard-line. He pointed out that the brigades that have recently joined the front are in “constant contact” with US intelligence agencies.
This article is an edited translation from the Arabic Edition.
On November 22, 2013, major Islamic factions and brigades agreed to a pact that led to the formation of the Islamic Front, becoming one of the main armed opposition groups in Syria. The front includes: Liwaa al-Tawhid (Unity Brigade), Ahrar al-Sham (Islamic Movement of the Free Men of the Levant), Liwaa al-Haq (Righteousness Brigade), Suqur al-Sham (Hawks of the Levant), Jaysh al-Islam (the Army of Islam), and Ansar al-Sham (Partisans of the Levant). They were later joined by the Kurdish Islamic Front.
The front’s Shura (consultative) Council is headed by Ahmad Issa bin Zakaria al-Sheikh, also known as Abu Issa al-Sheikh, whose role is no less important than that of the military leader Zahran Alloush, formerly head of Jaysh al-Islam.
Sheikh’s calm personality enabled him to bring together the various brigades affiliated with the front and avoid any internal strife. He is also the front’s most prominent spokesperson, especially with outside parties.
His Muslim Brotherhood Affiliation
Sheikh was born in 1972 in Sarja, a village in Jabal al-Zawiya, a highland region in the Idlib province in northern Syria overlooking the border with Turkey. He grew up in a Muslim Brotherhood family. His father Zakaria was an active member of the Brotherhood in the Hama events in 1982. As a result, he was arrested and, it is believed, liquidated shortly after his imprisonment because of evidence proving his role in the assassinations carried out by the Brotherhood in Syria.Abu Issa, who studied religious studies and undertook preaching, was imprisoned in March 2004 in Sednaya Military Prison in the Damascus countryside, where he met Alloush who became his comrade and fellow traveler. They both benefited from the presidential pardon issued in June 2011 and were released together. Those who have met him agree that he is a mysterious figure and a clever and wily interlocutor. A source who was close to him during his imprisonment told Al-Akhbar that Abu Issa is “Talibani at heart” pointing out that “this was enough to get him unlimited Qatari support on all levels, financial, military, political and in the media.”
Suqur al-Sham
Two months after his release from prison, Abu Issa formed Suqur al-Sham Battalion in his hometown in Jabal al-Zawiya. The group quickly attracted a large number of fighters because of its high financial liquidity. Its activity spread dramatically, reaching over one-third of Idlib province in addition to a part of the Hama countryside.Some of the areas that embraced this battalion, in addition to Jabal al-Zawiya, include: Khan Shaykhoun, Ariha, Maarrat al-Numan countryside, the city of Idlib, and Sarmin.
After the quick expansion of the group and the increase in fighters and affiliated brigades, the formation of Liwaa Suqur al-Sham (Suqur al-Sham Brigade) was announced. It consisted of more than 10 fighting battalions all over Idlib. It was also joined by Liwaa Daoud (Daoud Brigade) led by Hassan Aboud, who is currently a political official in the front.
The formation of the Syrian Islamic Liberation Front was announced in September 2012 under the leadership of Sheikh, and Liwaa Suqur al-Sham was considered one of its most prominent constituents.
The new group included battalions from different provinces such as Deir al-Zour, Aleppo, Homs, Hama, and Latakia, before the Syrian Islamic Liberation Front joined the Islamic Front in November 2013 and Sheikh was chosen head of its Shura Council. His appointment came “as a natural result of the support he received from several foreign parties that have been providing the fighters with arms and money.”
Sources close to the head of the Shura Council told Al-Akhbar, “Sheikh visited Turkey frequently and met with Salafi financiers, primarily Kuwaitis, and with representatives of intelligence agencies, mainly Turkish, Saudi, and American.”
Sources said, “The friendship between Alloush and Abu Issa facilitated the latter’s relationship with Saudi Arabia, especially since Alloush is Riyadh's man.” They confirmed that Abu Issa accompanied Alloush on his recent Hajj.
The source describes Abu Issa’s relationship with US intelligence agencies as “very good,” especially since the United States is counting on an Islamist organization that is not hard-line. He pointed out that the brigades that have recently joined the front are in “constant contact” with US intelligence agencies.
This article is an edited translation from the Arabic Edition.
Turki Biarkan Tujuh Truk Mencurigakan Melewati Perbatasan
Media lokal pada Ahad (19/1) melaporkan bahwa pasukan keamanan Turki menghentikan dan menyelidiki truk-truk tersebut dan bahkan menahan tiga pengemudinya, namun beberapa saat kemudian mereka dibebaskan
Menurut keterangan pejabat setempat, orang-orang dari Organisasi Intelijen Nasional Turki (MIT) berada di kendaraan-kendaraan itu dan merekasedang bertugas. Namun mereka tidak memberikan penjelaskan lebih lanjut.
Huseyin Celik, juru bicara partai berkuasa, Partai Keadilan dan Pembangunan mengatakan, muatan truk-truk itu bukan urusan siapa pun.
Sejak krisis di Suriah meletus, pemerintah Turki dituduh mengirim senjata kepada militan di negara Arab itu dan mengizinkan para teroris menyeberangi perbatasan untuk membuat keonaran di Suriah.
Hasil studi konsultan pertahanan Inggris menunjukkan bahwa sekitar 100.000 militan yang terpecah menjadi 1.000 kelompok, berada di Suriah untuk memerangi pemerintah Presiden Bashar al-Assad dan rakyat Suriah. (IRIB Indonesia/RA)
Cina Kembangkan Program Rudal Hipersonik
http://cahyono-adi.blogspot.com/2014/01/cina-kembangkan-program-rudal-hipersonik.html#more
Cina akhirnya membenarkan adanya program pembuatan roket hipersonik,
namun membantah jika program tersebut ditujukan untuk kepentingan
militer.
Hal tersebut disampaikan oleh menhan Cina, menanggapi berbagai laporan yang menyebutkan bahwa Cina baru saja melakukan ujicoba roket pembawa nuklir yang mampu terbang dengan kecepatan hipersonik (di atas 5 kali kecepatan suara).
“Berbagai ujicoba penelitian yang telah direncanakan dilakukan di wilayah kami dan itu adalah wajar. Ujicoba ini tidak ditujukan kepada negara manapun sasaran tertentu,” kata Menhan Cina sebagaimana dikutip oleh kantor berita Inggris Reuters hari Rabu (15/1).
Pernyataan tersebut sekaligus mengkonfirmasi laporan media Amereika Washington Free Beacon dua hari sebelumnya (13/1) yang menyebutkan keterangan pejabat-pejabat Dephan Amerika yang mengungkapkan bahwa Amerika telah mendeteksi sebuah obyek berkecepatan hipersonik yang melintasi wilayah Cina pada tgl 9 Januari lalu. Pejabat-pejabat tersebut menyebutkan bahwa roket berkecepatan sangat tinggi itu ditujukan untuk menembakkan senjata nuklir ke wilayah Amerika dengan menembus sistem pertahanannya.
Hal tersebut disampaikan oleh menhan Cina, menanggapi berbagai laporan yang menyebutkan bahwa Cina baru saja melakukan ujicoba roket pembawa nuklir yang mampu terbang dengan kecepatan hipersonik (di atas 5 kali kecepatan suara).
“Berbagai ujicoba penelitian yang telah direncanakan dilakukan di wilayah kami dan itu adalah wajar. Ujicoba ini tidak ditujukan kepada negara manapun sasaran tertentu,” kata Menhan Cina sebagaimana dikutip oleh kantor berita Inggris Reuters hari Rabu (15/1).
Pernyataan tersebut sekaligus mengkonfirmasi laporan media Amereika Washington Free Beacon dua hari sebelumnya (13/1) yang menyebutkan keterangan pejabat-pejabat Dephan Amerika yang mengungkapkan bahwa Amerika telah mendeteksi sebuah obyek berkecepatan hipersonik yang melintasi wilayah Cina pada tgl 9 Januari lalu. Pejabat-pejabat tersebut menyebutkan bahwa roket berkecepatan sangat tinggi itu ditujukan untuk menembakkan senjata nuklir ke wilayah Amerika dengan menembus sistem pertahanannya.
Modul
roket yang diberi kode WU-14 tersebut dilaporkan didisain sebagai roket
peluncur terakhir dari beberapa tingkat rudal balistik jarak jauh Cina,
yang bertugas membawa kepala nuklir menembus sistem pertahanan udara
Amerika dengan kecepatan antara 5 sampai 10 kali kecepatan suara.
Atas perkembangan baru tersebut para legislator Amerika pun menyatakan keprihatinnya bahwa Amerika telah tertinggal dalam perlombaan teknologi senjata dari saingan-saingannya.
“Sementara sedikit demi sedikit anggaran Amerika berkurang, Cina dan negara-negara saingan lainnya berusaha meningkatkan kemampuan militernya mengimbangi Amerika. Dalam beberapa hal, sebagaimana dalam hal ini, mereka tampak telah meninggalkan kita,” kata lagislator Howard P. “Buck“ McKeon dan Randy Forbes dalam pernyataan bersamanya sebagaimana dikutip Washington Free Beacon.
Menurut media tersebut, Cina adalah negara kedua setelah Amerika yang berhasil melakukan ujicoba peluncuran roket pembawa nuklir yang meluncur dengan kecepatan hipersonik. Sistem senjata ini juga telah dirancang oleh Rusia dan India, ditujukan untuk menembus sistem pertahanan lawan secara cepat dan akurat.
Sementara itu lembaga kajian Amerika, Air Force National Air and Space Intelligence Center, telah melaporkan bahwa Rusia telah berhasil mengembangkan “kelas baru kendaraaan hipersonik” yang memungkinkan rudal-rudal strategis Rusia menembus sistem pertahanan udara lawan.(AC/Russia Today)
Keterangan: tulisan asli berasal dari situs liputanislam.com tgl 18 Januari 2014
- See more at: http://en.alalam.ir/news/1556905#sthash.8XRdtmVA.dpuf
Atas perkembangan baru tersebut para legislator Amerika pun menyatakan keprihatinnya bahwa Amerika telah tertinggal dalam perlombaan teknologi senjata dari saingan-saingannya.
“Sementara sedikit demi sedikit anggaran Amerika berkurang, Cina dan negara-negara saingan lainnya berusaha meningkatkan kemampuan militernya mengimbangi Amerika. Dalam beberapa hal, sebagaimana dalam hal ini, mereka tampak telah meninggalkan kita,” kata lagislator Howard P. “Buck“ McKeon dan Randy Forbes dalam pernyataan bersamanya sebagaimana dikutip Washington Free Beacon.
Menurut media tersebut, Cina adalah negara kedua setelah Amerika yang berhasil melakukan ujicoba peluncuran roket pembawa nuklir yang meluncur dengan kecepatan hipersonik. Sistem senjata ini juga telah dirancang oleh Rusia dan India, ditujukan untuk menembus sistem pertahanan lawan secara cepat dan akurat.
Sementara itu lembaga kajian Amerika, Air Force National Air and Space Intelligence Center, telah melaporkan bahwa Rusia telah berhasil mengembangkan “kelas baru kendaraaan hipersonik” yang memungkinkan rudal-rudal strategis Rusia menembus sistem pertahanan udara lawan.(AC/Russia Today)
Keterangan: tulisan asli berasal dari situs liputanislam.com tgl 18 Januari 2014
UN Chief: Iran is invited to Syria talks
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon makes an announcement at
the United Nations headquarters in New York, January 19, 2014.
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says the
Islamic Republic of Iran has been given an invitation to take part in an
international conference on the Syrian crisis dubbed Geneva II.
On Sunday, the UN chief made the announcement at the UN headquarters in New York.
“As I have said repeatedly, I believe strongly that Iran needs to be
part of the solution to the Syrian crisis,” the UN chief said.
Ban added that he held talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif regarding the matter.
“I have spoken at length in recent days with Iran’s Foreign Minister
Mr. Javad Zarif. He has assured me that like all the other countries,
invited to the opening day discussions in Montreux, Iran understands
that the basis of the talks is the full implementation of the June 30,
2012 communiqué, including the action plan,” Ban said.
The 2012 Geneva communiqué outlines measures for a peaceful transition of power in Syria.
The UN chief said Tehran has accepted the invitation though no official
statement has been published by Iranian officials so far.
Iran has previously said that it would not attend the conference if conditions are set for its participation.
On Thursday, the Iranian foreign minister described as unacceptable any
preconditions for the Islamic Republic’s participation in the talks.
The Geneva II conference will kick off in the Swiss city of Montreux on
January 22 and then move to the UN headquarters in Geneva on January 24
after a one-day break.
The talks are aimed at finding a political solution to the deadly
crisis that has gripped Syria since 2011. According to reports, the
Western powers and their regional allies -- especially Qatar, Saudi
Arabia, and Turkey -- are supporting the militants operating inside the
country.
The UN says more than four million Syrians will be forced out of their
homes in 2014 by the escalating conflict in the country. More than
130,000 people have lost their lives and million shave been displaced.
SHI/SHI
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