Iranian FM meets with Syrian president in Damascus

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian who is in Damascus for talks with high-ranking Syrian officials, has met with the country’s President Bashar al-Assad.

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian who is in Damascus for talks with high-ranking Syrian officials, has met with the country’s President Bashar al-Assad.

In the meeting, Amirabdollahian extended the greetings of the leader of Iran‘s Islamic Revolution and the Iranian president to Assad.
He described the recent visit of the Syrian president to Iran as a turning point in bilateral relations and as being effective and fruitful in promoting ties between Tehran and Damascus.
The Iranian foreign minister also hailed the Syrian government and president’s efforts to strengthen the country’s national unity, territorial integrity and sovereignty.
He said the known enemies of Syria’s territorial integrity and sovereignty are trying to disrupt the situation in the country.
Amirabdollahian then condemned the Israeli regime’s attacks against Syria. He described the silence of the Western organizations and also the failure of the pretentious Western governments to react to the attacks as an indication of their double standards.
Amirabdollahian added that failure to seriously deal with the Israeli regime’s destructive moves and its acts of aggression shows that Western governments’ claim that they are making efforts to stabilize Syria and restore security to the country, is not true.
The Iranian foreign minister added that this issue has further emboldened the racist Zionist regime to try to disrupt the situation in Syria.
He said, we understand the current concerns but we are opposed to use of military operations to resolve problems.
We believe problems must be solved and concerns must be dispelled through direct talks and cooperation.
In the meeting, the Syrian president also described the top Iranian diplomat’s visit to Damascus as important under the current circumstances and given the regional and international developments.
Assad added that a situation is unfolding in the region that will tip the balance in our favor.
He accused Western governments of provocative acts in Syria for the purpose of settling scores, rivalry and extracting concessions from other sides.
The Syrian president then referred to the existing concerns and dangers in the region, saying some of these issues are mutual among regional countries and must be resolved jointly through political means and dialog.
“We are happy that under such circumstances, the Islamic Republic of Iran is part of the political solution in the region”, Assad noted.
He added that Damascus welcomes any solution that shifts Syria away from war. The Syrian president described his country’s relations with Iran as a strategic alliance and said over the past 40 years, ties between Tehran and Damascus have been growing.
Assad said Palestine is an important issue for both Iran and Syria, stressing that given the pressures on the countries of the axis of resistance, an alliance has been formed that is the alliance of the wills in the face of the global arrogance. He said, however few countries in the world have such a will.