Turkish Ambassador to Tehran Umit
Yardim has stressed the importance of joint regional efforts to accelerate the
implementation of a ceasefire in Syria.
“One or two countries cannot settle
the [Syrian] issue. It needs collective determination. Therefore, regional
countries, including Iran, Turkey, Egypt and other regional players should
expand their cooperation to accelerate the establishment of a ceasefire in
Syria,” Yardim said on Wednesday.
He noted that despite the
difference of views between Iran and Turkey on certain issues including the
Syrian crisis, the two countries have mutual understanding and will continue
their talks to reach a common solution.
The Turkish ambassador said that
his country supported the four-day truce brokered by the UN-Arab League Special
Envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi for the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, which
took effect last Friday and called for the continuation of such efforts to
implement a ceasefire in the crisis-hit country.
Syria has been experiencing unrest
since mid-March 2011. Many people, including large numbers of security forces,
have been killed in the violence.
SF/HJL
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