30 January 2012 - 20:30

A senior Jordanian politician underscored his opposition to any foreign military intervention in Syria, and warned that armed aggression against Damascus will leave negative impacts on the entire region.

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - "The Jordanian opposition forces firmly oppose any foreign interference in Syria," Spokesman of Jordan's Reform Front Sami al-Katoutt said on Tuesday.

"We believe that foreign interference in Syria is a great danger to the region, which will not only threaten Syria but also harm Jordan and Lebanon," he said, warning that a Zionist-US plot has been hatched to weaken the resistance front in Palestine, Syria and Lebanon.

Most regional countries, including Iran, have also condemned foreign interference in Syria's internal affairs.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehman-Parast had earlier this month deplored any foreign meddling in Syria, and praised the reforms President Assad has pledged to undertake as "problem-solving".

"We are fundamentally against interfering in the affairs of other countries. We think it does not solve the problems but will only make them more complicated," Mehman-Parast said.

"The good reforms which have been announced by Syrian officials are pushing the ambience towards dialogue and solving the problems, though some countries do not like this," he said.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has announced the end to the state of emergency, granted citizenship to many Syrian Kurds and promised parliamentary elections later this year. Last week he issued the latest of thousands of amnesties for those detained since the uprising began.

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