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Ahmadinejad Seeks to End 'Tribal Warfare' in Syria

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is seeking to establish a new diplomatic contact group on Syria in Iran’s latest diplomatic bid to end what he described as “tribal warfare” in Syria. Al-Monitor's Andrew Parasiliti reports.
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad flashes the peace sign during the high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the Rule of Law at the United Nations headquarters in New York September 24, 2012. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS)

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is seeking to establish a new diplomatic contact group on Syria in Iran’s latest diplomatic bid to end what he described as “tribal warfare” in Syria.

In response to a question from Al-Monitor, Ahmadinejad, speaking at separate events to journalists and policy experts in New York, said that Iran’s latest diplomatic initiative results from the summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) last month in Tehran. Iran holds the NAM chairmanship until 2015. 

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