Rouhani Tells Erdogan Over Phone:
Turkey, Iran Obliged to Save Lives of Syrians
TEHRAN (Dispatches) -- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, in a telephone call with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has said the two countries are obliged to save the lives of Syrian people, particularly those who are under the siege of terrorists in Eastern Ghouta.
"All of us should make efforts to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe in Eastern Ghouta,” Rouhani told Erdogan during a phone conversation Wednesday night.
"Tehran and Ankara have a heavy duty to save the people of Syria, especially those in Eastern Ghouta,” he added.
The Iranian president further called on Turkey to use its influence to prevent mortar attacks by terrorists on Damascus from Eastern Ghouta and help to secure a safe exit route for civilians to leave the besieged district.
Erdogan, for his part, described the situation in Eastern Ghouta as a tragedy and said Iran and Turkey as two Muslim countries in the region should try their hardest to end the tragedy.
"All of us should make efforts to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe in Eastern Ghouta,” Rouhani told Erdogan during a phone conversation Wednesday night.
"Tehran and Ankara have a heavy duty to save the people of Syria, especially those in Eastern Ghouta,” he added.
The Iranian president further called on Turkey to use its influence to prevent mortar attacks by terrorists on Damascus from Eastern Ghouta and help to secure a safe exit route for civilians to leave the besieged district.
Erdogan, for his part, described the situation in Eastern Ghouta as a tragedy and said Iran and Turkey as two Muslim countries in the region should try their hardest to end the tragedy.