Terrorists Forge News To Maintain Forces In Syria : Iran Envoy

Damascus, July 15, IRNA - Iran’s Ambassador to Damascus Mohammadreza Raouf Sheibani said terrorists disseminate false news to raise the spirits of their armed groups in Syria. He made the comment while talking to IRNA on the recent rumors saying that a large number of terrorists are presently arriving in Syria simultaneous with the victories of the Syrian army. He said spreading such news are aimed at promoting the spirits of the terrorist groups in face of army victories. The ambassador said though such news always existed since the beginning of the crisis in Syria, the recent ones were mainly a propaganda warfare. He further noted that according to the Syrian officials, a large number of armed forces have started surrendering to the government following the recent victories of the Syrian army. Referring to Iran’s stands regarding developments in Syria, he said the Islamic Republic of Iran has always stood besides the Syrian nation because it believes in the diplomatic solutions to the crisis. He voiced Iran's readiness to hold dialogue with different political groups active both in and out of Syria with the objective of holding all-inclusive and broad conversation to achieve a joint national agreement and materialize the nation’s demands./end