Brahimi Discusses His Syria Proposal With Salehi
UN-Arab League Special Envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi has met and discussed his proposal for the resolution of Syria crisis with the Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi, a diplomat said on Thursday.
A diplomat close to the UN-Arab League special envoy to Syria told IRNA reporter in Cairo that Brahimi has discussed a proposal with the Iranian FM which calls for a halt in violation, establishment of an independent transitional government and the holding of presidential and parliamentarian election in the Arab country.
‘UN-Arab League special envoy to Syria is trying to have the support of Iran as a major regional power from its proposal for the resolution of Syrian crisis.’
In a meeting with Iranian FM in Cairo on Thursday, Egyptian President Mohammed Mursi praised Iran’s efforts for stopping violence in Syria.
Morsi invited Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to attend the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC) leaders’ upcoming summit meeting in Cairo.
Egyptian president expressed satisfaction over the meeting with the Iranian delegation and called for cooperation between the two countries at different levels.
Salehi, for his part, said that Iran is ready to provide tthe Egyptian nation with the experience it has gained since the victory of the Islamic Revolution.
He also conveyed the Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s invitation to the Egyptian president to visit Tehran.
Referring to the crisis in Syria, the Iranian foreign minister stressed that talks and negotiation constituted the only solution to the situation in the Arab state, noting that what is important in Syria is ending the violence, restoring peace and providing welfare for its nation.
‘Meetings among members of Syria contact group which includes Iran, Egypt, Turkey and Saudi Arabia are good mechanism for finding a solution to the Syrian crisis; there is a good ground for cooperation between Cairo and Tehran.’
Mursi and Salehi also discussed other regional and international developments, including the Palestinian issue.
Earlier Thursday, Salehi also held talks with his Egyptian counterpart Mohamed Kamel Amr.
Salehi and Amr discussed the peace plans laid out by both Iran and Syria to end the conflict in the Arab country.
The Iranian minister also voiced Iran’s readiness to help settle the ongoing unrest in Syria.
Salehi visited Benin and Ghana on Saturday and Sunday as well as Burkina Faso on Tuesday.
After the collapse of Hosni Mubarak’s regime, Iranian and Egyptian officials voiced their interest in the resumption of diplomatic relations between the two countries and Salehi officially invited the then Egyptian counterpart Nabil Al-Arabi to pay a visit to Tehran.
Later, the Iranian foreign minister and his former Egyptian counterpart also held a meeting in Bali, Indonesia.
Also, during the Non-Aligned Movement summit in Tehran late August 2012, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his Egyptian counterpart conferred on ways to promote the bilateral relations between Tehran and Cairo, and stressed the need for continued consultations in this regard.
IRNA
