TEHRAN- Iran is willing to act as mediator in the Syria crisis, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has told the United Nations, according to IRNA news agency.
“We declare our preparedness to find a peaceful solution as a mediator to the Syrian crisis,” Zarif was quoted as having told UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in a telephone call Sunday.
Zarif told Ban that a military strike in the region would have unforeseeable consequences that the world community would then have a hard time bringing back under control.
Iran, Pakistan discuss Syrian crisis over phone
Today, the Iranian Foreign Minister and Advisor to Pakistan’s Prime Minister for Foreign and Security Affairs Sartaj Aziz discussed current developments in Syria over phone.
During the telephone conversation, the two sides also reviewed bilateral relations and the latest regional developments mainly those in the Islamic world.
Zarif strongly condemned any use of chemical weapons in Syria and underlined that the crisis should be resolved through diplomacy.
Any military intervention makes the case more complicated and brings about more instability, terrorism and extremism to the region, he said, lambasting any probable military action against the Syrian nation and government.
The two sides underlined the need to continue dialogue to resolve the crisis.
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