Moscow, Nov 19, IRNA � Visiting Deputy Foreign Minister of Iran Hossein Amir-Abdollahian here on Tuesday discussed ways to resolve Syrian crisis with several senior Syrian officials prior to the Geneva II conference.
The Syrian delegation, headed by Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal al-Meqdad is currently in Russia.

Bouthaina Shaaban, an advisor to the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is also a member of the Syrian delegation.

Amir-Abdollahian said that the two sides had detailed discussions on ways to resolve the Syrian crisis.

Ways to cease violence in Syria and strengthen regional and international cooperation to ease sufferings of the Syrian nation were major topics discussed in talks with Russian and Syrian officials, said the Iranian diplomat.

He stressed while extremist and terrorist groups have waged a full fledged civil war in Syria, the country is in dire need of a peaceful diplomatic solution.

The Syrian crisis should be settled based on negotiations held by various Syrian groups, Amir-Abdollahian reiterated.

Al-Meqdad, for his part, referred to Iran as a strategic partner of Syria.

He stressed that all-out cooperation among all Syrian parties and groups is a must in the present critical juncture for putting an end to the ongoing crisis.

By IRNA

 

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