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An Iranian Foreign Ministry official has said that the international conference on the Syrian crisis will not cause Iran to retreat from the stance it has adopted toward the Arab country.

Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, who is the deputy foreign minister for Arab and African affairs, made the remarks during an interview with the Persian service of IRNA published on Saturday in reference to the meeting of the Action Group on Syria organized by Kofi Annan, the UN-Arab League joint special envoy on Syria, which was held in Geneva today.

“The conference will definitely not lead us to retreat even one iota from our stance toward the Syrian people,” Amir-Abdollahian stated.

He added, “Any meeting that would help develop a solution involving the strategy of the Islamic Republic of Iran is approved of by the Islamic Republic of Iran,” but Iran will not participate in any conference “in which trade-offs would be made over Syria.”

“Certain measures and preliminary negotiations ahead of the Geneva conference suggested that certain efforts are underway to scuttle Mr. Annan’s plan,” Amir-Abdollahian said.

Annan has put forward a six-point peace plan for ending the crisis in Syria, which calls for a UN-supervised ceasefire by all parties, the withdrawal of soldiers and heavy weapons from cities, and the delivery of humanitarian assistance.

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