Iran reiterated on Tuesday its readiness to host talks between the Syrian government and opposition parties.

Iran reiterated on Tuesday its readiness to host talks between the Syrian government and opposition parties.

Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi stressed that the solution of the Syrian crisis was through talks.

“The Syrian conflict must be solved through negotiations. Moreover, sabotage and terror as well as slaughter of people must be brought to an end,” Salehi said in an interview with Arabic-language al-Alam television network on Tuesday.

“We call on those Syrian opposition groups that are opposed to terrorist attacks and bloodshed to travel to Tehran and engage in negotiations with Syrian authorities,” he said.

“We have been in contact with a large portion of the Syrian opposition and have had the mutual negotiations. We are now ready to facilitate talks between the opposition and the government of the Republic of Syria,” the foreign minister added.

Salehi stressed that the regional countries should cooperate with one another to resolve the Syrian crisis so that the final result would be to the benefit of Syria, the region and the international community.