TEHRAN,(ST)_ “The decision taken by NATO to deploy Patriot missiles in Turkey leaves negative effects in the region and exacerbate problems, said Speaker of the Iranian Parliament Ali Larijani on Sunday .
In a statement at Mehrabad Airport , following a regional tour which included Syria, Lebanon and Turkey, Larijani added that he had stressed to the Turkish officials he met in Ankara that the deployment of NATO Patriot missiles in Turkey have negative consequences for the entire region and will aggravate its problems , noting that he discussed with Turkish officials the crisis in Syria , ways to solving it and bilateral relations between the two countries.
Larijani added, “We had almost reached common views over key regional issues, including means of settling the events in Syria”.
He called on security officials in countries of the region to convene continuous and ongoing meetings in order to solve the crisis in Syria.
T. Fateh