File photo shows foreign-sponsored militants in Syria.<\/p>\n
Egypt says the Islamic Republic of Iran can be a part of a solution to more than two years of deadly crisis which is plaguing Syria.\n<\/p>\n
\u00c5\u201cEgypt considers Iran part of a solution to the Syria crisis not part of the crisis, as some parties believe,\u201d Egypt Presidential Spokesman Ihab Fahmi told a press conference on Monday.\n<\/p>\n
Fahmi also described Iran as an \u00c5\u201cinfluential\u201d country in the region and added, \u00c5\u201cOur communication with the Iranian side was reflected on our consensus over the necessity of reaching a political solution to the Syria crisis.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
Tehran has repeatedly condemned any foreign interference in Syria and denounced the support of certain countries for militants carrying out terrorist activities in the Arab state, which has been grappling with unrest since March 2011.\n<\/p>\n
The Egyptian official further reaffirmed Cairo\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s stance regarding the situation in Syria, saying that Egypt favors an immediate end to the ongoing violence in Syria.\n<\/p>\n
Fahmi went on to say that the Syria issue should be settled through a dialogue between Damascus and its Western-backed opposition, stating that the will of the Syrian nation should be respected.\n<\/p>\n
\u00c5\u201cAll diplomatic communications run by Egypt with Russia, Iran, Turkey and any other international stakeholders aim at reaching a peaceful settlement for the Syria crisis,\u201d the Egyptian presidential spokesman added.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
On May 7, Russia and the United States agreed to hold an \u00c5\u201cinternational peace conference\u201d on Syria, which will serve as a follow-up to an earlier Geneva meeting, which was held in June 2012.<\/p>\n
On Monday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov also said Iran plays a key role in resolving the crisis in Syria, underlining the need for the participation of the Islamic Republic in the upcoming international conference on Syria in Geneva.\n<\/p>\n
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