FM urges deeds not words on Syria, Yemen

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has called for taking actions instead of making mere statements to resolve the ongoing crises in Yemen and Syria.

“Talk is cheap at the UNSC (United Nations Security Council),” Zarif posted on his Twitter account on Monday.

He added that “ceasefire, aid and inclusive political settlement” are the only ways to settle the Yemeni and Syrian crises.

The foreign minister expressed the Islamic Republic’s readiness to help solve the conflicts but rhetorically asked, “Are others too?”

Zarif's tweet came after the UN Security Council held a crisis meeting Sunday to discuss the critical situation in Syria's northwestern city of Aleppo. At the meeting, diplomats exchanged blame and fierce words.

Meanwhile, deputy foreign ministers of Iran and Russia on Monday stressed the importance of accelerating the delivery of humanitarian aid to conflict zones in Syria.

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Jaberi Ansari and Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov made the call in a telephone conversation. 

The two top diplomats exchanged views about the latest developments in Syria, particularly the situation in Aleppo.

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