Iran says Ankara and Tehran support Syrian cease-fire
Posted March 06, 2016 6:00 am
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran's President Hassan Rouhani says that both Iran and Turkey support the current Syrian cease-fire and the preservation of Syria's territorial integrity.
A Sunday report by the government-owned IRAN daily quotes Rouhani as saying, "There is no difference" between the two countries regarding stopping the war and "providing relief assistance to displaced people."
His remarks came during a meeting with visiting Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu ahead of talks between the Syrian government and opposition later this month.
Turkey is a leading backer of the rebels fighting to topple Syrian President Bashar Assad. Iran, along with Russia, has strongly backed Assad.
In this photo released by an official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, President Hassan Rouhani, right, shakes hands with Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu prior to their meeting, in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, March 5, 2016. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)
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Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, left, speaks with media in a joint press conference with Iranian Vice-President Eshagh Jahangiri after their meeting at the Saadabad Palace in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, March 5, 2016, (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
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Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu speaks with media in a joint press conference with Iranian Vice-President Eshagh Jahangiri after their meeting at the Saadabad Palace in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, March 5, 2016, (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
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