Iran has rejected Saudi Arabias recent claims about the involvement of Iran in the conflict in Syria, saying Riyadh is supporting Takfiri terrorists in their crimes against defenseless Syrian people.Speaking at a news conference with US Secretary of State John Kerry in Jeddah on Tuesday, Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal said his country cannot be silent over Russia, Iran and the Lebanese Resistance Movement Hezbollah supporting the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Faisal also called for issuing an unequivocal international resolution to halt the provision of arms to the Syrian government of President Bashar al-Assad.
Referring to the comments by Faisal, Irans Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Araqchi said on Wednesday, The repetitive claim about Irans interference in Syria comes at a time when Saudi Arabia is equipping terrorists in Syria with different [types of] light and heavy weapons in breach of all international regulations and conventions, not to mention its overt military intervention in Bahrain, Araqchi said.
Remarks by Saud al-Faisal are full of contradictions, the Iranian official further said.
He added that Saudi Arabia has turned into an accomplice in the crimes committed by the Takfiri terrorists against the defenseless Syrian people.
Araqchi stated that Saudi Arabia is a big country with great potentialities that can create unity among Muslim countries and resolve the problems facing the Muslim world, expressing regret, however, that such potential is currently being used in an opposite way.
He expressed hope that Saudi Arabia would give a positive response to Tehrans efforts aimed at helping resolve the unrest in Syria within the framework of the quartet talks in cooperation with Riyadh.
The Iranian official said the attempts made by the quartet could hopefully lead to a peaceful solution to the crisis in Syria.
A contact group was established on Syria - comprising Iran, Egypt, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia - after a proposal by Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi made during a summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Mecca in August 2012.
Unrest has gripped Syria since March 2011, and many people, including large numbers of Syrian security forces, have been killed in the unrest.
On Monday, Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem categorically denied claims about Irans military presence in Syria, saying Tehran always seeks a political solution to the crisis in his country.
Iran has repeatedly expressed its opposition to any foreign meddling in Syria's internal affairs, stressing that inclusive dialog and national reconciliation as well as free elections hold the key to resolving the unrest in the Arab country.
By Press TV
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