TEHRAN, July 10 -- Iran welcomes recent U.S.-Russia ceasefire agreement in Syria "provided that it would be a comprehensive plan for the Arab state," Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Bahram Qasemi, said here on Monday.
"If the U.S.-Russia ceasefire agreement in Syria could be extended to whole Syria ..., for sure, it can be helpful," Qasemi told reporters in his weekly press conference.
To implement the agreement, the United States should stop targeting the Syria government forces, he said, adding that Washington is better not to overlook the facts on the ground in Syria.
For any agreement, taking notice of the sovereignty and integrity of Syria is of primary importance, he stressed.
On Friday, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said the United States and Russia had reached ceasefire agreement to quell fighting in southwest Syria, covering the provinces of Sweida, Daraa, and Qunaitera. The agreement went into effect on Sunday.
Besides, a new round of intra-Syrian talks aiming at ending the seven years of war in the country started in the Swiss Geneva on Monday.
Test the water 试探，摸底
World's longest tunnel and a strange kind of race 世界最长铁路隧道，扛羊毛袋比赛
To fall at the first hurdle 跌倒在第一关
In good nick 品质好、没有损坏
Indian state introduces 'fat tax' 印度一省拟征收“脂肪税”
Brexit and Hockney's art 英国脱欧公投后进展，大卫·霍克尼艺术展
To make a mountain out of a molehill 小题大做
India's sewer workers and British school standards 印度下水道工人施工安全，英国在校生学习成绩下降
Cyborg beetle and the teenage brain 半机械甲虫，青少年脑部发育
Antibiotics and escalator etiquette 美国人过多使用抗生素，伦敦地铁扶梯礼仪
Earth-like planet, Pink cockatoo dies at 83 类地行星，83岁风头鹦鹉逝世
Clean up your act 改邪归正
Art and football 海底发现文物，莱斯特城足球俱乐部曼谷庆功
Cheap and cheerful 物美价廉
Drama queen 小题大做的人
The university of life 生活经历
Close, but no cigar 几近成功
A recipe for disaster 后患无穷
IOC on Russian doping and hot June 奥委会就涉俄兴奋剂事件报告进展，六月高温破纪录
You're pulling my leg! 你在愚弄我！
In the blink of an eye 一眨眼之间
Pain in the neck 令人讨厌的事情或人
California wildfires and cloned animals 加利福尼亚州野火，克隆动物衰老过程正常
To lie through your teeth 睁眼说瞎话
Axe to grind 别有用心
Barefaced 厚颜无耻的
Canada wildfire and NASA discovery 加拿大林火，美国国家航空航天局发现系外行星
Off the hook 脱身
One good turn deserves another 以德报德，礼尚往来
Russian athletes and friendly robots 俄罗斯运动员服用兴奋剂，“合作机器人”