IRNA – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qasemi welcomed the African Union statement on developments in Syria.


While condemning the use of chemical weapons, the statement underlined the importance of exact probing by independent sources and also the need for Syria to get relieved from crisis.

Undoubtedly, adopting an independent stance by African Union as regard development in Syria indicates a correct and comprehensive understanding of the African Union of international developments, Qasemi said.

The statement shows that how the international activists condemn use of chemical weapons, he added.

The international activists believe that exiting from Syrian crisis is only possible through political talks.