INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
TEHRAN- Ali-Asghar Khaji, a top advisor to the Iranian foreign minister, met on Monday in Damascus with Syrian President Bashar
trip to Syria was intended to speak with Syrian authorities over recent events in the region and the current state of affairs in the Arab
Syria to try to find a resolution to controversial issues in the war-ravaged country.In order to synchronize the views of the two parties in
advance of the Astana expert talks, Khaji said he traveled to Damascus for talks with Syrian authorities
discuss initiatives aimed at assisting Damascus and Ankara resume their diplomatic relations, Sosan said after the meeting.According to
Sosan, Iran and Syria share common perspectives on how to resolve the Syrian conflict and build peace and security throughout the
nation.Back in April, diplomats from Iran, Syria, Turkey, and Russia held a joint meeting in Moscow to discuss the situation in Syria.The
four-way meeting on Syria began at the level of deputy foreign ministers.Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov delivered the opening speech
of the meeting, which was held at the headquarters of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.The Moscow talks served as a prelude to the
upcoming meeting between the foreign ministers of the four countries, according to the Turkish Anadolu news agency.Citing diplomatic
sources, Anadolu indicated that the parties exchanged views on the agenda that the ministers could meet and the areas of cooperation that
historical relations between Iran and Turkey and discussed issues of mutual interest including bilateral ties and regional developments, the
He said Iran is ready to play an effective role in pushing for the normalization of ties between Ankara and Damascus.The Turkish deputy
foreign minister, for his part, stressed the importance of the role of the Astana peace process on the Syria crisis
