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Mehdi Sanai, the ambassador of Iran in Moscow
The Islamic Republic of Iran supports peace and stability.
The Islamic Republic of Iran believes that the conflict must be stopped
and stands against foreign interference to internal affairs of other countries.
We believe that the Syrian issue has no military settlement.
As time goes by, the position is confirmed to be right.
Several days ago I watched how world leaders, including those who initiated wars in recent 10 years
and played big roles in wars, took part in the funeral ceremony of Nelson Mandela.
A hope was born in my heart that maybe after this
the world leaders would choose a path of dialogue instead of military conflicts.
I mean the choice that we can see today,
i.e. settlement of the Syrian crisis not by a dialogue
which started three years ago led to the conditions which we face today.
What are the conditions?
The war, conflicts, murders, extremism ñ
the conditions caused development of Salafism and Wahabiism.
The forces which interfere to the internal affairs of Syria want to overthrow Bashar Assad.
Letís imagine Bashar Assad leaves.
If he leaves, is the scenario of the future development of the country clear?
The Syrian issue can be settled only through a dialogue.
We hope that the Western states will follow their promises,
Geneva-2 will take place, and an optimal way out of the Syrian crisis will be found.
The Syrian field is a good example of cooperation between Iran and Russia at the regional level.