From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, August 5, 2015
Iran says it will present Syria initiative to UN
BEIRUT — Iran will soon submit a four-point plan to end the Syrian civil war to the United Nations, its deputy foreign minister says Wednesday.
State-run news agency IRNA quotes Hossein Amir Abdollahian as saying the new initiative will be submitted to the UN chief after “detailed consultations between Tehran and Damascus.” Iran is a key ally of President Bashar Assad’s embattled government.
Abdollahian does not elaborate on the plan. But the comments come as Tehran hosts Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem and Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov this week to discuss possible ways to end the conflict in Syria, which has killed at least 250,000 people.
Abdollahian says most regional players now realize that there is no military solution to the Syria crisis and would like to find a political solution.
— AP
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