2nd Day Of Syrian National Dialog Opens In Tehran

Tehran, Nov 19, IRNA – The second day of meeting on Syrian National Dialogue opened behind the closed doors in the Iranian capital on Monday. During this meeting, chaired by the Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi, all Syrian groups are to express their point of views transparently. The Syrian National Dialogue carries the motto "No to Violence, Yes to Democracy." According to Salehi, the Tehran meeting on Syria was planned for one day; however, it continued for the second day as it was enthusiastically welcomed by the participants. During the first day of the meeting, some 37 Syrian officials and members of the opposition groups stressed the need to continue negotiations and fight foreign meddling in the Syrian internal affairs. They also urged an end to the ongoing violence in Syria as well as respect for independence and territorial integrity of that country. Future events will indicate that the Islamic Republic of Iran was only determined to settle the Syrian crisis and it expected nothing from holding such a meeting in Tehran, the Iranian foreign minister said. Over 200 Syrian politicians and representatives from the political parties in that country as well as President Bashar al-Assad's envoys are attending the Tehran meeting. The Islamic Republic of Iran has been making great efforts to settle the Syrian crisis through peaceful solutions, holding dialogue in particular./end