A view of Iran Majlis[/caption]An Iranian parliamentary delegation has left Tehran for Damascus to hold talks with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on the latest developments in the Arab country, a member of Iran's Majlis says.
During the visit, the latest developments in Syria and solutions to the current situation in the country will be discussed, said Mansour Haqiqatpour, who sits on the National Security and Foreign Policy Committee of Irans Majlis.
The team is headed by chairman of the committee Alaeddin Boroujerdi and two other members, he added on Saturday.
Haqiqatpour noted that the committee is also scheduled to discuss the ongoing crisis in Syria this week.
Last Wednesday, spokesman for the committee Hossein Naqavi Hosseini said that the delegation will travel to Damascus under any circumstances, even if a military attack is launched against the Arab state.
Naqavi Hosseini stated that the mission aims to assess the situation in Syria, and to voice Tehrans support for the Syrian government and nation following US war threats against the Arab country.
The rhetoric of war against Syria primarily intensified after foreign-backed opposition forces accused the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad of launching a chemical attack on militant strongholds in the suburbs of Damascus on August 21.
A number of Western countries, including the United States, France, and the UK, were quick to engage in a major publicity campaign to promote war against Syria despite the fact that Damascus categorically rejected the claim that it has been behind the attack.
On Wednesday however, the British government, the United States closest ally, announced that its support for military intervention in Syria would require a second vote in the countrys parliament.
A first non-binding vote in the British legislature on August 29 rejected a British role in a potential war on Syria.
On Friday, August 30, NATO also distanced itself from participating in any military intervention in Syria, with the chief of the Western military coalition, Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, saying he did not foresee any NATO role in an international war on Syria.
Nevertheless, Washington has remained defiant, saying that it is willing to go ahead with its plans for a strike on Syria without the approval of the United Nations or even the support of its allies.
Syria has been gripped by deadly unrest since 2011. According to reports, the Western powers and their regional allies -- especially Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey -- are supporting the militants operating inside Syria.
Iran, Russia, and China, as well as the United Nations, have warned against war.
Haqiqatpour further said that the Iranian parliamentary team will also pay a visit to Lebanon to hold talks with the countrys senior officials.
By Press TV
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