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Int'l conference on Syria kicks off in Iran

(Xinhua)

21:03, May 29, 2013

Highlights:
• An international conference on the Syria crisis kicked off in the Iranian capital of Tehran on Wednesday.
• Iranian FM Ali-Akbar Salehi expressed hope that the meeting would help find a political solution.
• Salehi said that the recent aggression of Israel against Syria has complicated the situation in Syria.

TEHRAN, May 29 (Xinhua) -- An international conference on the Syria crisis kicked off in the Iranian capital of Tehran on Wednesday with the participation of more than 40 representatives from countries and international organizations across the globle.
Addressing the opening ceremony of the meeting, the Iranian Foreign Minster Ali-Akbar Salehi expressed hope that the meeting would help find a political solution to the Syrian crisis.

Salehi said that the recent aggression of Israel against Syria has complicated the situation in Syria, which requires " constructive and effective participation of all friendly countries " to settle the Syrian conflict.

Syria is strategically one of the important countries in the Middle East and "the continuation of crisis in the country can create challenges to the stability and tranquility of the whole region," said Salehi.

Iran has stressed on stopping bloodshed in Syrian and adopting political means to restore peace in the country, so that political reforms can be carried out, he added.

"During the past years, the Islamic republic has been part of the solution to the regional crisis and has played its positive and influential roles in establishing tranquility in the crises of Afghanistan, Iraq and Lebanon," Salehi said.

A previous meeting on Syria held in Tehran last November called for a ceasefire and an end to the armed conflicts in the crisis- ridden country.

Iran has been the main regional ally of the Syrian government as its officials have repeatedly stressed Iran's support to a political solution to the Syrian crisis.

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