Iran plays positive role in Syrian settlement - Russian Foreign Ministry

MOSCOW, February 29. /TASS/. Moscow considers Iran’s role in the Syrian settlement to be positive, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Monday. "Iran’s role is positive. We have no grounds whatsoever to question this," he said. According to Ryabkov, Iran is behaving very responsibly with regard to the Syrian crisis promoting the implementation of the agreements that have been reached within the framework of the UN Security Council resolutions. He noted that contacts between Moscow and Tehran on the Syrian issue had become more frequent. "Consultations have intensified, there have been numerous high-level contacts. On the day after the basic agreement between Moscow and Washington that is currently in the limelight was reached Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani," Ryabkov said. Read more