Iranian, Iraqi Officials Stress Cooperation on crisis in Syria

TEHRAN – High-ranking Iranian and Iraqi officials in a meeting in New York underlined the necessity for boosting the two countries’ cooperation in finding a peaceful solution to the crisis in Syria,according to FNA.

The issue was raised in a meeting between Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and Irqi Vice-President Khazir al-Khazaie on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly meeting in New York on Wednesday.

During the meeting, President Rouhani referred to the historical, cultural and religious common points between the two nations, and said there are even more potentials to expand mutual relations in cultural, political, economic and tourism areas.

He expressed concern over the present situation in Syria, and said that terrorists have flocked in the region to fight the Syrian government.

The Iranian president stressed the non-military and diplomatic solutions to the crisis in Syria, and said the evil phenomenon of terrorism could spread to other parts of the region in future if it is not uprooted now.

President Rohani stressed that cooperation and coordination among regional countries were necessary to eradicate terrorism and extremism, and said that today the very same government which helped formation of terrorist groups are now suffering from them.

He said a major area Iran and Iraq could focus on in their bilateral cooperation is the issue of Syria to develop a political solution to the crisis through interaction and exchange of views.

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