In a speech addressing the United Nations General Assembly, Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem said "permanent members of the Security Council have launched wars under the excuse of combating terrorism," and are now "supporting terrorism" in his country.By NBC News wire services and staffSyria's foreign minister on Monday accused the United States, France, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Turkey of supporting "terrorism" in his country by funneling arms, money and foreign fighters to rebels seeking to topple President Bashar Assad.
Follow @NBCNewsWorld (http://twitter.com/NBCNewsWorld) Speaking on the last day of the annual 193-nation U.N. General Assembly, Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem also accused Libya of backing the rebels and said an arm of the al-Qaida network had taken responsibility for some bomb attacks in Syria.
Moualem said outside calls for Assad to step down amid the 18-month-old conflict were a "blatant interference in the domestic affairs of Syria, and the unity of its people and its sovereignty."
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