Abdollahian: US Failed in Achieving Goals in Geneva

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Iranian Deputy foreign minister for Arab and African affairs referred to US failure in achieving desirable objectives from Geneva II Conference, said that America's logic was based on imposing pressure over opponents, which did not bear fruit there.
Hossein Amir Abdollahian reiterated, "It was clear for the analysts that the Geneva 2 conference would not be a successful one, because the choice of the combination of the dissident groups was not a precise choice."

He said that a number of dissident groups announced they would not participate in the conference before it began due to their assumptions about the future of Syria
"The Americans tried to enter the circle of the Syrian dissident groups in a bid to urge them to yield to their ideas in that conference, but they failed in that effort, as well," he said.

The Iranian deputy foreign minister's comments were made as the fourth day of the Geneva 2 negotiations were halted earlier than scheduled following a fierce exchange of accusations from both the opposition and the Syrian government over the alleged resumption of US military aid to the armed groups.

The talks were cut short by the international envoy Lakhdar Brahimi following the morning session when the opposition delegation rejected an official complaint note presented by the Syrian government delegation criticizing the resumption of US aid.

"We believe this is not the best present to the Geneva conference," said Faisal al-Mikdad, Syria's deputy foreign minister, calling the American decision "another manifestation" of US support for terrorist groups in Syria.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team