Irans Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi has called on Kazakhstan to condemn the inhumane use of chemical weapons by the foreign-backed militants in the northwestern Syrian city of Aleppo.In a meeting with Kazakhstans Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Kairat Sarybay, Irans Ambassador to Astana Qorban Seifi conveyed an oral message from Salehi to his Kazakh counterpart Erlan Idrissov.
In his message, Salehi censured the use of chemical weapons in Aleppo and said as one of the main victims of such weapons, the Islamic Republic calls on Kazakhstan to spare no effort to prevent the repetition of similar incidents in future.
The Iranian minister also urged his Kazakh counterpart to support an impartial probe into the crime and the punishment of its perpetrators.
At least 25 people were killed and 86 others injured after militants fired missiles containing poisonous gas into Aleppos Khan al-Assal village on March 19. Women and children were among the victims.
The Syrian crisis began in mid-March 2011. Many people, including large numbers of security personnel, have been killed in the violence, and several international human rights organizations say the foreign-sponsored militants have committed war crimes.
The Syrian government says the chaos is being orchestrated from outside the country, and there are reports that a very large number of the militants fighting the Syrian government are foreign nationals.
By Press TV
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