TEHRAN, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast reiterated on Tuesday the country's "full support" for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's recent peace plan for the Arab state.
Talking to reporters in his weekly press briefing on Tuesday, Mehmanparast said that Assad's plan can improve the situation in Syria, a day after he said the Islamic republic supports the Syrian president's Sunday remarks and his proposed peace plan.
During his speech to the nation on Sunday, Assad presented what he described as a new peace plan to end the crisis in Syria, a move that has been dismissed by his opponents as a ploy to cling on to power.
Assad offered a national reconciliation conference, elections and a new constitution, but also demanded that other countries must first stop helping the armed rebels.
On Tuesday, the Iranian spokesman said that Iran's Foreign Minister Ali-Akbar Salehi will discuss important regional issues, including Syria's new developments, with the Egyptian officials in his upcoming visit to Egypt.
Salehi is scheduled to pay an official visit to Egypt on Wednesday.
DAMASCUS, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's latest initiative for ending the 21-month conflict in the country has aroused mixed reactions both at home and abroad.
In his first televised speech since June 4, 2012, Assad on Sunday offered a new peace plan to end the crisis in Syria. He suggested a national reconciliation conference, elections and a new constitution, but he demanded that other countries first stop helping opposition fighters. Full story
TEHRAN, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said Monday that the Islamic republic supports Syrian president's Sunday remarks and his proposed peace plan.
During his speech to the nation on Sunday, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad presented what he described as a new peace plan to end the crisis in Syria, a move that has been dismissed by his opponents as a ploy to cling on to power. Full story
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- The United States on Sunday dismissed the latest initiative by Syrian President Bashar al- Assad for ending the protracted conflict in his country, reiterating the call for his ouster.
State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland also pledged continued support for the framework of the Geneva Action Group on a political solution to the ongoing crisis in Syria. Full story
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