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Syria Neighbors Should Be Involved in Conflict Resolution - Putin

26 June 2012 23:37 (UTC +04:00)

Baku-APA. As many Syrian neighbors as possible, including Iran, should be involved in the conflict settlement, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday, APA reports quoting RIA Novosti.

â€œI believe that the more Syrian neighbors are involved in the resolution process, the better,â€ Putin told reporters in Jordan, the final point of his two-day Mideastern tour.

He said that each neighbor has a certain influence on the forces inside the country. â€œIgnoring these possibilities would be counter-productive and would complicate the process,â€ he said.

Putin also confirmed Russiaâ€™s position on the Iranian nuclear problem, which, according to him, â€œcan and should be solved peacefully through negotiations.â€

Putin, whose Mideastern tour began with visits to Israel and the Palestinian Authority, said the resumption of Israeli-Palestinian peace agreements were possible.

â€œI saw that our Israeli partners are willing to make advances to the Palestinian side and Palestinians are certainly willing to resume peace talks if some previous agreements are observed,â€ he said.

During his visit to Jordan, Putin held talks with King Abdallah II and attended the opening ceremony of a hostel for Orthodox Christian pilgrims.

The hostel comprises a guesthouse for pilgrims, a chapel, a cafÃ© and a reception hall and is located close to the site where Jesus Christ was baptized in the River Jordan.

A one-hectare plot on the bank of the Jordan River was allocated to Russia for free in July 2006 on the kingâ€™s initiative.

Thousands of Russian pilgrims visit Jordan every year and Putin praised the hostelâ€™s opening as â€œa gesture of special relations.â€As many Syrian neighbors as possible, including Iran, should be involved in the conflict settlement, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday.

â€œI believe that the more Syrian neighbors are involved in the resolution process, the better,â€ Putin told reporters in Jordan, the final point of his two-day Mideastern tour.

He said that each neighbor has a certain influence on the forces inside the country. â€œIgnoring these possibilities would be counter-productive and would complicate the process,â€ he said.

Putin also confirmed Russiaâ€™s position on the Iranian nuclear problem, which, according to him, â€œcan and should be solved peacefully through negotiations.â€

Putin, whose Mideastern tour began with visits to Israel and the Palestinian Authority, said the resumption of Israeli-Palestinian peace agreements were possible.

â€œI saw that our Israeli partners are willing to make advances to the Palestinian side and Palestinians are certainly willing to resume peace talks if some previous agreements are observed,â€ he said.

During his visit to Jordan, Putin held talks with King Abdallah II and attended the opening ceremony of a hostel for Orthodox Christian pilgrims.

The hostel comprises a guesthouse for pilgrims, a chapel, a cafÃ© and a reception hall and is located close to the site where Jesus Christ was baptized in the River Jordan.

A one-hectare plot on the bank of the Jordan River was allocated to Russia for free in July 2006 on the kingâ€™s initiative.

Thousands of Russian pilgrims visit Jordan every year and Putin praised the hostelâ€™s opening as â€œa gesture of special relations.â€