"... France on Tuesday specifically thanked Syria, Iran's closest Arab ally, among countries that had "provided their support" to help free Nazak Afshar, a French-Iranian citizen who is a defendant in a mass trial of pro-reform opposition supporters accused of trying to mount a "soft" revolution in Iran......Afshar's release was "a joint Iranian and Syria message" to the West about readiness to improve ties, said Edmond Saab, executive editor of An-Nahar newspaper in Lebanon, where developments in Syria are closely watched."It also points to the possibility that Syria, by virtue of its strong ties with Iran, can mediate between Iran and the West over Tehran's nuclear program," he told The Associated Press.............No specifics were released about what exactly Syria did to aid in Afshar's release and Syria's Foreign Ministry would not comment on Wednesday...."
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Syria Plays Mediator In Iran-France Tensions
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