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Talks between the Syrian government and opposition groups are possible, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

20 November 2012 02:46 (UTC +04:00)

Baku-APA. Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Monday that talks between the Syrian government and opposition groups are possible if the latter give up armed conflicts, APA reports quoting Xinhua.

Khamenei underlined the prevention of arms flow into Syria as the only solution to the country's crisis, said the report.

It is natural for any government to counter the opposition groups when they receive arms from outside the country, he was quoted as saying.

The Iranian leader said that if the Syrian opposition groups lay down their arms, it would be possible for them to demand the government to hear their views and allow them to express their positions, according to Press TV.

Khamenei also warned of the plots by the western powers to break anti-Israel resistance by targeting Syria.

Earlier in the day, the National Syrian Dialogue Meeting concluded here with the participants calling for cease-fire and giving up armed conflicts in the crisis-ridden country, semi- official Mehr news agency reported.

Some 200 political representatives from Syrian ethnic groups, minorities and opposition, along with representatives of the Syrian government and parliament, attended the meeting.