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Saudi Arabia has dismissed a Russian Foreign Ministry official`s recent statement containing ``serious accusations`` on the country`s alleged support for terrorism in Syria.

The Saudi Foreign Ministry condemned ``such irresponsible statements that are mistaking the reality`` of the Kingdom`s keenness to deal with the Syrian crisis in line with international law and through the United Nations Security Council which is concerned with preserving international peace and security.

``These efforts had been sadly aborted and disabled with the veto, that gave the Syrian regime a license to persist in crimes against unarmed people, which is incompatible with human morals and all international laws and decorum,`` the ministry said in a statement.

The statement said the Russian accusations are based on ``false assumptions`` repeated by the Syrian regime`s media which are negated by the international community ``claiming that Al-Qaeda along with other armed terrorist groups form the basis of the Syrian opposition``.

``This approach reflects a clear support to the regime to commit what rises to the level of crimes against humanity, which might subject the supporter of these acts to moral, legal and criminal law responsibility. History alone will respond to such accusations of arming terrorists and will undoubtedly testify to who are the terrorists and who is behind them,`` the statement said.

Anti-government protests have persisted in Syria for almost a year. Daily reports are circulating about the death of people -- both civilians and security forces.

According to UN figures, the total number of victims in the country exceeds 7,500. Syrian authorities accuse armed militants of the clashes saying they receive assistance from neighboring countries.