Iran urges restraint over downing of Turkish plane
ewallstreeter.com | Nov 30th -0001From: JPost.com - Headlines - 3:22am - June 24, 2012DUBAI - Iranian foreign minister Ali Akbar Salehi urged Turkey and Syria late on Saturday to show restraint following Syria's downing of a Turkish warplane, his ministry said.In a telephone conversation with Turkish foreign minister Ahmed Davutoglu, Salehi said he hoped the two sides would "settle the issue peacefully to maintain regional stability," read a statement on the Iranian foreign ministry's website.Iran has supported Syrian president Bashar Assad since anti-government protests erupted across the country early last year and grew into an armed uprising.Syria shot down a Turkish plane over the Mediterranean on Friday. According to a Syrian military account, the aircraft was flying fast and low, just one kilometer off the Syrian coast when it was hit.Signals from both sides suggest neither want a military confrontation over the incident and the countries have started a joint search...
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