Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi discussed on Thursday the latest developments in the region and Syria on separate telephone conversations with his Egyptian and Turkish counterparts

Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi discussed on Thursday the latest developments in the region and Syria on separate telephone conversations with his Egyptian and Turkish counterparts.
 
According to a report by the Foreign Ministryˈs Media Diplomacy office, Salehi and his Egyptian counterpart Mohamed Kamel Amr exchanged views on regional developments as well as Syrian situation.

The major topic of the telephone conversations was the issue of the crisis in Syria, which began nearly two years ago. Many people, including large numbers of Syrian security forces, have been killed in the turmoil.

In the phone conversation the Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, Salehi deplored the terrorist attacks in the country and sympathized with the survivors of the incident.

On Wednesday, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called on the UN Security Council to take action on the situation in Syria. “It is essential for the Security Council to overcome the deadlock and find the unity that will make meaningful action possible.”
Ban also stated that the international community must make efforts to bring about a political solution in Syria.

The Iranian foreign minister also held a telephone conversation with his Venezuelan counterpart Elias Jaua and discussed ways to strengthen ties between Tehran and Caracas. Salehi wished for the immediate recovery of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who has undergone a fourth round of cancer surgery.