NAM foreign ministers discuss Syria in Tehran

TEHRAN,Aug.29(MNA)– Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said on Tuesday that the foreign ministers who participated in the summit of the Non-Aligned Movement in Tehran explored ways to help resolve the situation in Syria. Salehi made the remarks during an interview with the Persian service of the Mehr News Agency on the sidelines of the NAM foreign ministerial meetings, which opened yesterday and closes today. “The foreign ministers present at the Tehran summit paid special attention to the issue of Syria, and various views were expressed at the meeting of the foreign ministers,” he added. Salehi stated, “Our objective is to facilitate the resolution of Syria’s problem and to help resolve the problem without others’ interference and through a Syrian-Syrian (solution).” Egyptian Deputy Foreign Minister Ramzy Ezzedine Ramzy delivered a speech at Tuesday’s meeting, in which he said that the termination of foreign interference in the world’s countries is a prerequisite for the establishment of lasting global peace. Egypt currently holds the rotating presidency of the movement, and the presidency will be handed over to the Islamic Republic for three years during Thursday’s meeting. In his speech, Ramzy stated that Egypt is confident that Iran will make every effort to help accomplish NAM’s objectives during its presidency over the movement. At Tuesday’s meeting, the draft statement, which had been drawn up during the senior officials’ meetings held on Sunday and Monday, was ratified. The final statement will be ratified during the NAM meetings of the heads of state and government, which are scheduled to be held on Thursday and Friday.