STORY SUMMARY

Iran has detailed a plan to put an end to the crisis in its ally Syria, calling for an immediate ceasefire and the start of national dialogue between Damascus and rebels, media reported on Monday.

Iran has long advocated a political solution and dialogue between the government and opposition groups to end the Syrian crisis.

Since the beginning of the revolt in mid-March 2011, more than 43,000 deaths have been recorded by the Syrian Observatory of Human Rights.

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