28 Mar 2024
Monday 9 September 2013 - 15:22
Story Code : 48882

Iran's foreign minister calls on region to prevent Syria war

Irans Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has urged all regional countries to make efforts to prevent the outbreak of war against Syria and growth of extremism in the region.
In a Sunday meeting with Iraqs Parliament Speaker Osama al-Nujaifi, his deputies and a number of Iraqi MPs, the top Iranian diplomat underscored that the problems facing Syria should be resolved through a political process and the avoidance of any military action.
On Tehran-Baghdad relations, Zarif said the legislatures of both countries play a key role in facilitating the enhancement of reciprocal ties, calling for the promotion of bilateral parliamentary cooperation as well.
Zarif further said Iraqs parliament is instrumental in solidifying unity in the country.

Al-Nujaifi, in turn, underlined the key status of Iran as a powerful and influential country in the region, calling for the expansion of bilateral cooperation.

He further explained the Iraqi governments views on resolving the Syria crisis through dialog, and emphasized the need for all warring parties in the Arab country to come to the negotiating table to reach a political settlement based on the will of the Syrian people.

The top Iraqi legislator also stressed the need for the withdrawal of any foreign forces from Syria.

In a separate meeting on Sunday, the Iranian foreign minister sat down with leader of Iraqs Supreme Islamic Council Seyyed Ammar al-Hakim, and said he was happy to see that both sides have a common stance on religious sedition, extremism and the aftermath of war in Syria.

He further noted that Iranian and Iraqi people have both been victims of chemical weapons in the past and can feel the dangers posed by using such weapons as well as by any war.

He then emphasized the need to avoid a war.

For his part, Al-Hakim also condemned the use of chemical weapons in Syria and said any military action in the country is doomed to fail.

The Iranian Foreign Minister arrived in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, on Sunday to hold talks with senior Iraqi authorities on regional and bilateral issues.

He has held talks with a number of Iraqi officials, including Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari and Vice President Khazir al-Khazaei, discussing mutual ties as well as regional issues, especially the crisis in Syria and the persisting threat of a US war against the country.

By Press TV

 

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