Iran renews support for Annan's peace plan for Syria: FM

TEHRAN, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Iranian Foreign Minister Ali-Akbar Salehi reiterated Iran's support for the peace plan proposed by UN- Arab League joint special envoy Kofi Annan to settle the Syrian unrest, Press TV reported on Wednesday.

"We support Annan's plan and consider it as the only sensible way (for Syria) to get out of this situation," Salehi was quoted as saying.

The Iranian foreign minister made the remarks in a meeting with visiting deputy undersecretary of the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs Halit Cevik, who has travelled to Tehran to attend the Iran-Turkey political committee on Tuesday.

Salehi announced Tehran's readiness to host talks between the Syrian government and opposition groups and expressed hope that peace and stability would be restored in the Arab country.

Salehi said assuming that the Syrian government would be ousted is "unjustifiable", according to the report.

Cevik, for his part, warned against any foreign interference in Syria's internal affairs and said the Syrian people should determine their own destiny. Enditem