RNA - De Mistura made the remarks after a meeting with Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Jaberi Ansari in Tehran on Monday which he termed as "very good, fruitful and approprriate in terms of time".
"The Most important issue for the Syrian people is decreasing the violence and such a result can be yielded from Astana meeting," he said.
De Mistura also underlined Iran's important role as a UN partner to reach a common understanding over Syria's developments, and added, "We believe that Iran is an important country with ample influence in this field."
Terrorists have been targeting non-military areas in Fua'a and Kafraya with hundreds of missiles and mortar shells in the last several years, killing and wounding hundreds of civilians, including women and children.
The terrorists have kept a tight siege on the two towns for more three years now, while they have also stationed snipers to target any civilian who wants to seek help from outside or disobeys the militants' rules.
Many residents of Fua'a and Kafraya, specially children, are suffering infectious diseases, including shingles disease, with no access to drugs to treat or even soothe their pains.
The snipers are hunting down innocent civilians, including women and children, adding to the pains of the residents of these two regions amid international mum on the terrorists' crimes.
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