UN Syria envoy calls for resolving Syrian conflict through political process
Geir Otto Pedersen, the United Nations’ Special Envoy on Syria’s Affairs, puts great emphasis on resolving the Syrian issue through a political process.
Pedersen made the remarks in separate meetings with Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and his Special Aide Ali Asghar Khaji on Sunday.
During Pedersen’s meeting with Khaji, the two sides discussed the latest developments in Syria, especially the quadrilateral meeting of foreign ministers of Iran, Russia, Turkey, and Syria, which was held earlier this week in Moscow to work out a settlement to the Turkish-Syrian disputes.
Khaji and Pedersen also exchanged views on the political processes and joint cooperation between Iran and the UN in various fields to help resolve humanitarian issues in Syria.
Referring to the necessity of fighting terrorism and respecting Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, Khaji welcomed positive developments between Arab states and Damascus.
Pedersen briefed the Iranian diplomat on some of the measures taken by the UN on the Syrian conflict.