FM Mehman-Parast: Iran Respects Elected President of Syria

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The Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Ramin Mehman-Parast stated that Iran will respect any person that the Syrian people elect in the 2014 presidential elections.

In an interview with the Indonesian daily Kompas on Monday, Mehman-Parast remarked, "We support the rights of the Syrian nation and their partnership in deciding their fate."

Moreover, Mehman-Parast censured countries sending arms to terrorist groups in Syria to prevent elections in that country, saying, "They don't want to see the materialization of the demands of the majority of the Syrian people, rather they want to impose their own views."

Earlier western reports said that US Central Intelligence Agency, CIA, believes that President Bashar al-Assad is to gain 75% of the Syrian people's votes if he runs for presidency in the year of 2014.

Source: News Agencies, edited by website team