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They're working to "ensure the democratic rights of people to receive objective information, freedom of speech and opinion," she said.She called on international and regional journalist organizations to follow Russia's lead. "We are operating on the assumption that the appropriate international and regional organizations, together with those countries that have influence on the armed opposition, cannot ignore what is happening," she added.
"All media personnel should receive equal treatment; arbitrariness and double standards are unacceptable on this issue."
UN observer mission head General Babacar Gaye also condemned violence against journalists. So did Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast. He said Tehran is committed to peaceful solutions.
He added that a US/Zionist conspiracy wants regime change in Syria for their own self-interest. He condemned their destructive, destabilizing agenda.
On August 13, Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) foreign ministers adopted a resolution suspending Syria's membership. At issue is further isolating Damascus. Fifty-seven states comprise OIC. Member states include regional despotic ones.
Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, Egypt, the new Libya, Yemen, and other rogue states remain members in good standing.
Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said:
"By suspending membership, this does not mean that you are moving toward resolving an issue. This means that you are erasing the issue. We want to really resolve the issue."
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