President Ahmadinejad reacts to killings in Syria

According to an interview given to CNN, Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, called on Syria and its president, Bashar al-Assad, to engage dialogue with Syrian people to stop violence and avoid an intervention of Western countries, particularly of the US government.

The Syria crisis began a few months ago, just after the Tunisian revolution.

Protesters have been calling for political reforms and the reinstatement of civil rights. During this period, thousands of people have been killed during demonstrations.

Iran’s president declared, on October 25^th, that "Nobody has the right to kill others, neither the government nor its opponents." He also said that “The people and government of Syria must come together to reach an understanding”.

President Ahmadinejad also claimed that “The positions of the United States are not going to help. They have never helped”.

Iran is a major ally of Syria and is certainly scared of a revolution there that could spoil their good relationship.

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L'Iran condamne les violences en Syrie

Le président iranien Mahmoud Ahmadinejad a appelé la Syrie à stopper les violences faites à son peuple, en engageant le dialogue avec celui-ci, pour éviter l’usage de la force et une éventuelle intervention américaine.

La crise en Syrie, qui fait suite au Printemps des peuples Arabes, a commencé il y a quelques mois alors que la contestation appelait à des réformes sociales et au respect des Droits de l’Homme, ainsi qu’au renversement du président syrien, Bashar al-Assad.

En sept mois des centaines de personnes ont été tuées par la répression en réponse à ce soulèvement.

Le président iranien a déclaré, ce 25 octobre, « Nous condamnons les morts et les massacres en Syrie, que les victimes appartiennent aux forces de sécurité, à l'opposition ou à la population. Le peuple et le gouvernement en Syrie doivent se retrouver ensemble autour d’une table des négociations pour parvenir à une entente loin de toute violence ».

Il a conclu en affirmant que « les positions des Etats-Unis n’aideront pas. Elles n’aidaient jamais ».

La Syrie étant un grand allié de l’Iran, on peut comprendre que ce dernier craigne que le régime de Bashar al-Assad soit renversé, ce qui viendrait semer le trouble dans les relations entre ces deux pays.

Les propos du président Ahmadinejad sont à mettre en parallèle avec la dure répression qu’il a exercée sur son peuple en 2009, alors que l’opposition descendait dans la rue pour protester contre sa réélection et qu’il n’hésitait pas à faire ouvrir le feu sur son peuple.

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