Iranian Ambassador to Turkey Alireza Bigdeli has dismissed any military approach to the ongoing unrest in Syria, which has taken its toll on the lives of many people since March 2011.\n<\/p>\n
\u00c5\u201cThe developments in Syria have no military solution and the crisis in the country cannot be resolved militarily,\u201d the Iranian diplomat said in an interview with the Turkish daily Milliyet<\/i> on Wednesday.\n<\/p>\n
He expressed hope that the upcoming international conference on Syria, which is expected to be held in Geneva, would help end the turmoil in the country.\n<\/p>\n
Bigdeli also stated that the Geneva meeting is an opportunity that contributes to resolving the crisis in Syria.\n<\/p>\n
UN-Arab League Special Representative for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi said on June 7 that the international conference on Syria might be held in July. The peace talks had originally been planned to be held in June.\n<\/p>\n
Russia has repeatedly stressed the necessity of Iran\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s presence in the upcoming Geneva talks. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on June 6 that Moscow would continue to push for Tehran\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s participation in the event despite opposition from some Western states.\n<\/p>\n
Lavrov also said in May that the issue of Iran \u00c5\u201cis key for us,\u201d and that Iran \u00c5\u201cwithout question is one of the most important nations.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
The Iranian ambassador to Ankara further pointed out that Iran and Turkey were both concerned about the situation in Syria.\n<\/p>\n
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