14/10/2015 (Agence Europe) - EU and Iran say only political track can bring peace in Syria. On Tuesday 13 October, the European External Action Service (EEAS) said in a press release that High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini and Iran's Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian had agreed that “only a political track, that involves all parties, can ensure a stable solution to the conflict in Syria”. “To this end a joint effort of all the relevant regional and international actors is required”, the European and Iranian parties stated. Iran supports the Bashar al-Assad regime. Mogherini's three-hour discussion with Amir-Abdollahian was followed by meetings with senior officials, which focused on the need to advance in parallel the fight against ISIL and a political process that would bring the conflict inside Syria to an end, starting with a de-escalation of the current tensions. The need to continue to work together was reiterated. (CG)