DHAKA: The foreign ministers of Turkey and Iran called Wednesday for a ceasefire in Syria before proposed peace talks in Geneva scheduled for January 22.

‘All our efforts are to end the conflict and for a ceasefire if possible, even before the Geneva 2 conference takes place,’ said Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif at a news conference in Tehran with his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoğlu.

A growing partnership between Turkey and Iran will enhance the region’s stability, Davutoğlu earlier said in Tehran, where he is attending the Economic Cooperation Organization 21st ministers’ meeting, on November 26.

BDST: 1304 HRS, NOV 27, 2013