Few hours after UN envoy Lakhdar Brahimi, called for a ceasefire in Syria, Iraqi Prime Minister urged a quick progress in resolving the ongoing conflict during talks with the Algerian diplomat.

Few hours after UN envoy Lakhdar Brahimi, called for a ceasefire in Syria, Iraqi Prime Minister urged a quick progress in resolving the ongoing conflict during talks with the Algerian diplomat.

"The prime minister warned of continuing conflict in Syria, and called for quick movement in order to maintain the lives of the Syrian brothers, and also to maintain the security and stability of the region," the statement from Maliki's office said.

"Iraq backs all the efforts of the UN-Arab League envoy to Syria for the sake of reaching a political solution for the worsening crisis in Syria," it quoted Maliki as saying.

Brahimi also met Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari on his brief trip to Baghdad, the latest stop on his second regional tour aimed at finding a solution to the conflict in Syria.

On Monday, Brahimi called for a temporary ceasefire in Syria during the four-day Eid al-Adha holiday later this month.

He met with officials in Saudi Arabia and Turkey last week, and was in Tehran before arriving in Baghdad on Monday.