Nasrallah Slams Riyadh for Derailing Syria Peace Talks
\n29 October, 2013 – FARS<\/p>\n
TEHRAN (FNA)- Saudi Arabia is seeking to derail the long-delayed Geneva II peace conference aimed at ending the conflict in Syria and is enraged over the Syrian government’s gains, Hezbollah Secretary General said.<\/p>\n
Hezbollah Secretary General Seyed Hassan Nasrallah also slammed Saudi regime\u2019s meddling in the internal affairs of Lebanon and hindering the country\u2019s efforts to form a new government, Al-Alam reported Monday.<\/p>\n
“The world has come to an understanding that a military solution (in Syria) is no longer valid and the only acceptable solution is a political one via an unconditional dialogue,” Nasrallah said in a televised speech commemorating the 25th anniversary of the establishment of al-Rassoul al-Azam Hospital.<\/p>\n
“But there is one country, … the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and it is still very angry over the prospects of a political solution in Syria,” he added.<\/p>\n
Nasrallah said the kingdom had exhausted all available means to force the collapse of President Bashar Assad\u2019s government, such as sending tens of thousands of fighters and spending an estimated $30 billion.<\/p>\n
“The fighting side did all it can to target the government and bring it down but failed to reach any results,” he said.<\/p>\n
The prospects of a military solution subsided, Nasrallah said, in light of divisions within the Syrian opposition and the rebels, the Syrian army\u2019s recapture of several areas and the collapse of a possible US-led attack on the conflict-ridden country.<\/p>\n
“The stubbornness and insistence on (a military solution) will only lead to further fighting, casualties and destruction as well as repercussions on neighboring countries,” Nasrallah said.<\/p>\n
He also advised Saudi Arabia not to pass up the opportunity for peace talks in Geneva II, noting that time was not on the opposition\u2019s side.<\/p>\n
“Given the current developments, it is best that you go forward with a political solution in Syria,” he said.<\/p>\n
Syria has been gripped by deadly unrest since 2011. Reports indicate that the western powers and their regional allies — especially Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey — are supporting the militants operating inside the country.<\/p>\n
According to the United Nations, more than 100,000 people have been killed and millions displaced in the violence. \ufeff <\/p>\n
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