Iran"s Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian[/caption]Iran has called for restraint amid heightened tensions between Ankara and Damascus after Turkish forces shot down a Syrian warplane near the border.
Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said on Sunday that a military approach would only escalate tensions in the region.
Amir-Abdollahian stressed that Ankara and Tehran are determined to continue their fight against terrorism and support any political solution to the Syrian conflict.
On Sunday, Ankara said�the Syrian warplane was downed after crossing the border into Turkey.
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan congratulated the army for targeting the plane and warned of a heavy response if Syria violates Turkey�s airspace again.
However, Syrian officials on Sunday rejected Turkey�s claim about the violation of its airspace and said the plane was inside the Syrian airspace when it was downed.
A Syrian army spokesman described the act as �a flagrant aggression,� saying the warplane was targeting foreign-backed militants in the coastal province of Latakia, close to the border with Turkey.
Syrian army soldiers have been engaged in heavy clashes over the past days with foreign-backed militants around Kassab, a border crossing with Turkey close to the Mediterranean.
Reports say over 140,000 people have been killed and millions displaced due to the foreign-backed militancy that has gripped Syria since March 2011.
By Press TV
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