Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi and UN-Arab League Special Representative for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi have stressed the need for a political solution to the crisis in Syria

Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi and UN-Arab League Special Representative for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi have stressed the need for a political solution to the crisis in Syria.

In a telephone conversation on Wednesday, the officials called on all sides to throw their weight behind a negotiated solution to the prolonged unrest in the Arab country.

Salehi praised Brahimi for his efforts to end the crisis in Syria and invited the UN envoy to visit Tehran for further talks on the issue.

For his part, Brahimi also hailed the Islamic Republic for its sustained efforts to help find a solution to violence in Syria and Tehran’s active participation in different conferences held on Syria.

Brahimi thanked Salehi for his invitation and expressed willingness to visit Iran.