Tehran, IRNA - Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said on Thursday that establishing ceasefire and focusing on a political and democratic solution are a need of the day.

"The Ukrainian crisis is rooted in NATO provocations. We do not see resorting to war as a solution", Amirabdollahian wrote on his Twitter account on Thursday.

"Establishing ceasefire and focusing on a political and democratic solution is a necessity", he added.

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