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| Syria tells US and its allies to stop 'interfering' in its civil war | Syria tells US and its allies to stop 'interfering' in its civil war |
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| Syria's foreign minister, Walid al-Moallem, has accused some UN security council members of supporting "terrorism" in the country in a speech clearly aimed at the US and its allies who support the opposition. | Syria's foreign minister, Walid al-Moallem, has accused some UN security council members of supporting "terrorism" in the country in a speech clearly aimed at the US and its allies who support the opposition. |
| Addressing the UN general assembly's annual ministerial meeting, Moallem said that peace in Syria would require Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Libya and others to stop arming, financing and supporting the opposition. | Addressing the UN general assembly's annual ministerial meeting, Moallem said that peace in Syria would require Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Libya and others to stop arming, financing and supporting the opposition. |
| He also alluded to the anti-Islam video that provoked violent demonstrations around the Muslim world. | He also alluded to the anti-Islam video that provoked violent demonstrations around the Muslim world. |
| "This terrorism, which is externally supported, is accompanied by unprecedented media provocation based on igniting religious extremism sponsored by well-known states in the region that facilitate the flow of arms, money and fighters through the borders of some neighbouring countries," he said. | "This terrorism, which is externally supported, is accompanied by unprecedented media provocation based on igniting religious extremism sponsored by well-known states in the region that facilitate the flow of arms, money and fighters through the borders of some neighbouring countries," he said. |
| The security council's major powers remain deeply divided over the 18-month Syria conflict. Russia and China, key backers of the Syrian president, Bashar Assad, have vetoed three resolutions by the US, Britain and France, who back the opposition and have called for Assad to be replaced. | The security council's major powers remain deeply divided over the 18-month Syria conflict. Russia and China, key backers of the Syrian president, Bashar Assad, have vetoed three resolutions by the US, Britain and France, who back the opposition and have called for Assad to be replaced. |
| Moallem said some countries were interfering in Syrian domestic affairs. "We heard calls from this podium, and on other platforms, some calls from those who are ignorant of the facts or maybe ignoring them, or also from those who are shareholders in exacerbating them, that invites the president of the Syrian Arab Republic to step down," he said. | Moallem said some countries were interfering in Syrian domestic affairs. "We heard calls from this podium, and on other platforms, some calls from those who are ignorant of the facts or maybe ignoring them, or also from those who are shareholders in exacerbating them, that invites the president of the Syrian Arab Republic to step down," he said. |
| "This is a blatant interference in the domestic affairs of Syria, and the unity of its people and its sovereignty." | "This is a blatant interference in the domestic affairs of Syria, and the unity of its people and its sovereignty." |
| Moallem called for a political solution and Syrian-led dialogue to agree on a roadmap to "a more pluralistic and democratic Syria". | Moallem called for a political solution and Syrian-led dialogue to agree on a roadmap to "a more pluralistic and democratic Syria". |
| He invited the opposition to "work together to stop the shedding of Syrian blood". | He invited the opposition to "work together to stop the shedding of Syrian blood". |
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