Iran backs political solution to Syrian unrest

Iran's Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi has renewed the Islamic Republic’s call for a political solution to settle the Syrian unrest.


Iran's principled stance is based on the establishment of stability in Syria and the entire region, non-interference of foreign forces and a political solution to the Syrian issue through dialogue among Syrians, Salehi said in a meeting with Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki in Tunis on Tuesday.

Iran’s top diplomat also stressed the importance of improving Tehran-Tunis relations and expressed the Islamic Republic’s complete readiness to bolster bilateral ties in political, economic, cultural and technological fields.

The Islamic Republic is ready to promote economic cooperation with Tunisia by holding joint commission sessions in the near future, said Salehi.

The Tunisian leader, for his part, called for the expansion of cooperation with Iran in all spheres.

Marzouki asserted Iran's right to use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes and said Tehran plays a leading role in regional and global developments.

The Iranian foreign minister also held a separate meeting with Tunisia’s Minister of Commerce and Handicrafts Bechir El Bachir Zaafouri and discussed ways to expand trade cooperation.

Salehi also called for laying the ground for the establishment of direct flights between Iran and Tunisia in order to accelerate the exchanges of visits between the two countries’ nationals.


/PressTV/