Foreign Minister of Iran talked on the phone with 10 of his counterparts about Syria
According to the Ministry of Foreign affairs of Iran, Mohammad-Javad Zarif talked with foreign ministers from Jordan, Kuwait, Italy, Switzerland, Belgium, Spain, Greece, France, Azerbaijan and Algeria.
Zarif stressed that UN inspectors should execute a comprehensive inspection without any delay.
Referring to the Syrian government’s agreement with Iran’s request for allowing the UN inspectors to visit the stricken area, Zarif warned against taking any hasty decisions, adding that the final result of the investigation needed more inspection by international inspectors.
Zarif discussed the issue of the threat to use force in the Syrian crisis by certain countries and underlined that the world cannot tolerate another war. Using force in the 21st century is not acceptable and it would not decrease the crisis but instead would spread it.
He continued saying that the Syrian crisis has no military solution and all should try to find a political settlement with the aim of restoring tranquility to Syria. Iran will support any initiative to stop the violence and promote dialogue between both sides in Syria.
The foreign ministers of the aforementioned states also expressed their concern over the situation in Syria and expounded on their country’s stance on recent developments in Syria.
Foreign Ministers of Italy and Switzerland expressed clearly their opposition to military attack against Syria. -0-
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