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Syria’s SNC says UN chief to make statement on Iran

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jarba syrian opposition chiefSyria’s main political  opposition in exile  Syrian National Coalition ( SNC)  said on Monday it would decide whether to attend the Geneva II conference in Switzerland after an announcement by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Iran’s attendance at the talks.

“It is expected that the Secretary-General of the UN will be holding a press conference during the next few hours  to reveal  the position of the United Nations  over the invitation sent to Iran to attend Geneva II,” the Syrian National Coalition ‘s statement said. “The Coalition will set  its final position on the basis of the statement of the Secretary-General.”

The National Coalition had said it would pull out of the talks scheduled this week unless Ban revoked his invitation to Iran, President Bashar Assad’s main backer, setting a deadline of 1900 GMT for the invitation to be withdrawn.

Ban Ki-moon is urgently reconsidering his invitation to Iran for Syria peace talks after its foreign ministry made a disappointing public statement in which it said Iran doesn’t accept the terms of the peace talks in Switzerland, his spokesman said Jan. 20.

Martin Nesirky told reporters Jan. 20 that Ban “is dismayed” at the developments after he announced the invitation a day earlier.

Nesirky says Iran, despite assurances, “has made a disappointing public statement” that suggests Iran doesn’t accept the terms of this week’s peace talks in Switzerland.

Iran announced it had accepted an invitation by United Nations Secretary-General to attend talks due to start on Jan. 22 in Geneva aimed at ending Syria’s civil war, the student news agency ISNA reported.

“We have always rejected any precondition for attending the Geneva 2 meeting on Syria … Based on the official invitation that we have received, Iran will attend the Geneva 2 without any preconditions,” ISNA quoted Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham as saying.

 

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6 responses to “Syria’s SNC says UN chief to make statement on Iran”

  1. Reasonableman Avatar
    Reasonableman

    Well its about time the world can see the TAQIYA anticts of shiiasm being projected to the world.
    From the day shiism became a movement (abdullah ibn sabah) any statement, any witness, any laws, any confessions etc. Were not deemed acceptable if it came from a shia because his belief in taqiya.
    If you don’t know your history, you repeat the same mistakes.

  2. Reasonableman Avatar
    Reasonableman

    Well its about time the world can see the TAQIYA anticts of shiiasm projected to the world.
    From the day shiism became a movement (abdullah ibn sabah) any statement, any witness, any laws, any confessions etc. Were not deemed acceptable by a shia because his belief in taqiya.
    If you don’t know your history, you repeat the same mistakes.

  3. wargame1 Avatar
    wargame1

    The diplomatic effort must continue and this will expose the role of UN and other powerful countries. Let the world see how they protect Iranian interest and at the same time bark like a dog on attacking Iran. Syrian SNC should always participate in this diplomatic game and make wise move. Now pulling out from the UN is a good move and let us see what UN do now. So much of anti Iran slogan by USA and underneath they suck Iranian feet.

  4. wargame1 Avatar
    wargame1

    The diplomatic effort must continue and this will expose the role of UN and other powerful countries. Let the world see how they protect Iranian interest and at the same time bark like a dog on attacking Iran. Syrian SNC should always participate in this diplomatic game and make wise move. Now pulling out from the UN is a good move and let us see what UN do now. So much of anti Iran slogan by USA and underneath they suck Iranian feet.

  5. wargame1 Avatar
    wargame1

    “Bringing Iran on the table” by the UN is a plus for SNC because now they can say that the UN is promoting Iranian terrorist in Syria. They have handed over Iraq and Afghanistan to Iran and now when this shia president of Syria is in trouble then the UN brings Iran. How about attacking Iran for the last 40 years by mouth? This deception is exposed. Let SNC play now. Pull out and when they ask Iran to wait outside the door then go in. Or still the SNC can go in and talk but when the rebel capture and Kill Assad and drive out the Iranian inavding Pigs from Syria then you will find Iran walking out of UN to their cave even if they are invited. The SNC is doing great.

  6. wargame1 Avatar
    wargame1

    “Bringing Iran on the table” by the UN is a plus for SNC because now they can say that the UN is promoting Iranian terrorist in Syria. They have handed over Iraq and Afghanistan to Iran and now when this shia president of Syria is in trouble then the UN brings Iran. How about attacking Iran for the last 40 years by mouth? This deception is exposed. Let SNC play now. Pull out and when they ask Iran to wait outside the door then go in. Or still the SNC can go in and talk but when the rebel capture and Kill Assad and drive out the Iranian inavding Pigs from Syria then you will find Iran walking out of UN to their cave even if they are invited. The SNC is doing great.

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