Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said the people of Syria should resolve their internal conflict on their own and without any foreign interference.
“We share Russian and Chinese positions concerning the respect of the [Syrian] sovereignty,” Chavez said.
International diplomatic efforts have failed to force the conflicting sides to stop the bloodshed and begin talks. Russia and China have three times vetoed Western draft resolutions on Syria fearing the repetition of “the Libyan scenario” in Syria.
Chavez said European countries are not considering the future of the Syrian people and all their actions are aimed only to oust President Bashar al-Assad.
“They are not thinking about the consequences as they are trying to overthrow the government of the sovereign state,” Chavez said adding that Venezuela fully supports the ruling authorities in Syria.
Since March 2011, the Syrian conflict has claimed 14,000-20,000 lives, according to estimates by various Syrian opposition groups. The West is pushing for al-Assad’s ouster, while Russia and China are trying to prevent outside interference in Syria saying the Assad regime and the opposition are both to blame for the bloodshed.
