Egyptian President Calls For Joint Efforts With Iran To End Syria Crisis

Cairo, Jan 14, IRNA -- Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi on Sunday called for joint efforts with Iran to end the Syrian crisis. He made the remarks at a joint press conference with European Council chief Herman Van Rompuy in Cairo. He said that Egypt tries to cooperate with Iran to find a way out of Syrian crisis and put an end to bloodshed. “Our recent talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Ali-Akbar Salehi were focused on Syrian crisis,” Morsi said. He reiterated his opposition to military intervention in Syria. Morsi expressed his opposition to President Bashar al-Assad's government and made clear that Egypt do not support the coalition of Syrian opposition groups. European council chief arrived in Cairo for a three-day visit./end