Iran and Russia continue to hold consultations on Syria

On June 26, the Iranian ambassador to Russia and the Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia in a telephone conversation discussed the settlement of the Syrian crisis and the provision of humanitarian assistance to the Syrian people. This was reported by the Iranian agency IRNA. The Russian Foreign Ministry said that Kazem Jalali and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Vershinin discussed the development of events in Syria. The telephone conversation focused on facilitating a political solution to the Syrian crisis in accordance with Security Council resolution 2254 and humanitarian assistance to the Syrian people. Both sides stressed the need to provide humanitarian assistance to Syria without taking into account any political considerations. The Iranian Ambassador and Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia also discussed some issues of the development of bilateral relations, as well as regional and international problems.