An Iranian analyst in the West Asia affairs believes that avoiding to formally invite Syria to attend the Baghdad summit indicates that there is an underlying issue planned by the West.
Following the Baghdad regional summit, Sabah Zanganeh had an interview with "Rouydad" program and answered questions about this summit; “It seems that the purpose of holding this conference was raising the Iraqi Prime Minister and highlighting his international and regional prestige.”
He mentioned that in the new round, Iraqis were seeking to regain respect of political groups and parties; “Goals brought up in the summit regarded cooperation in issues related to the development of the region, and to prevent the emergence of terrorist movements in the region.”
Zanganeh then emphasized that an atmosphere of security cooperation should be formed in the region; “Such goals require lots of work since the challenges that every country faces are different.”
In his interview with Radio Goftogoo, the West Asia analyst stated that all political currents except Iran are standing under the Americans umbrella; “these countries are obedient to US plans regarding their security and political spheres.”
Zanganeh also stressed that lots of work is needed to achieve the goals which were set in Baghdad summit; “The UAE, Jordan, Turkey and Iraq each face specific challenges, and the fact that Syria was not invited to the summit has been raising lots of questions.”
He believes that despite the Iraqi president's phone call with his Syrian counterpart, Bashar al-Assad was not invited and that the Iraqis sent only one single representative to Syria to justify their behavior.
Zanganeh also pointed out a common problem in Iraq and Syria named ISIL; “The environment and land of these countries have a natural connection, and any problem that arises for the two will immediately affect other countries.”
He also commented on the expert analysis of the presenter on the emergence of a series of plans that led to the Baghdad summit; “This summit was held under external pressure to ignore an important country that shares hundreds of kilometers of border with Iraq, and there should be something behind this.”
Referring to the background of our Foreign Minister and his cooperation with most countries in the region and meeting with their leaders, Zanganeh said; “Mr. Amir Abdullahian knows the culture, language and literature of these people.”
He described Iran as the most important country in the region and as a powerful one; “We also have racial, cultural and religious ties with Iraq, and Iran's presence in this meeting is respected and awaited by all countries.”
By Azadeh Khajeh Nasiri
