A peace conference on the Syrian crisis opened in Tehran on Wednesday to discuss latest developments in the country, a senior Iranian lawmaker was quoted as saying by Tehran Times daily on Wednesday.

The chairmen of National Security and Foreign Policy Commission of Iran's Majlis (parliament), Alaeddin Boroujerdi, said senior lawmakers from some of the Islamic countries and other states have attended the conference, according to the report.

Lawmakers from Syria, Iraq, Lebanon and Algeria as well as from Russia, Cuba and Venezuela have participated in the conference, according to the report.

Boroujerdi expressed hope that the meeting would make a positive contribution to the peace efforts in Syria.

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and the undersecretary of Turkish Foreign Ministry Feridun H.Sinirlioglu exchanged views on the ways to help the war-stricken Syrian people.

They studied ways to help bring back stability and security to Syria and put an emphasis on cooperation between regional countries in this respect, Tehran Times daily reported on Wednesday.

Amir-Abdollahian said Iran and Turkey should focus on the campaign against terrorism and extremism and help find a political solution for the Syrian conflict.

Sinirlioglu, for his part, underlined the need for cooperation between the two countries to help find a political solution to the civil war in Syria.