Al-Miqdad discusses with Iranian delegation ways of enhancing cooperation
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Faysal Al-Miqdad received an Iranian parliamentary delegation Headed by Deputy chairman of the Iranian-Syrian Parliamentary Friendship Committee in the Iranian Islamic Shura Council MP. Abbas Golroo.
The two sides reviewed bilateral relations between Syria and Iran, particularly between the Syrian People’s Assembly and Iranian Islamic Shura Council, asserting the importance of parliamentary diplomacy in defending the interests of the peoples in international forums , and in laying the necessary foundations for strengthening the capabilities and economic relations between the two countries in the face of economic terrorism represented by the unilateral coercive measures imposed on them.
Al-Miqdad voiced the appreciation of Syrian leadership, government and people for the important role played by Iran at the political , military, and economic levels to support Syria in combating terrorism.
“Those who defeated ISIS and other terrorist organizations are not those who claimed to have formed an alliance for this purpose. ISIS terrorists were defeated by the Syrian, Iranian, Russian and resistance fighters from Iraq and Lebanon, whose blood watered the soil of this land to eradicate the terrorist organizations supported by some states of that ominous alliance, which was fighting against everything in the region except the terrorists, ”said Al-Miqdad, according to the Syrian News Agency ( SANA).
For his part , Golroo affirmed his country’s pride in the deeply-rooted relations with Syria , praising Syria’s historical support for Iran in many stages and the distinguished level of relations between the two countries.
He stressed the need to upgrade economic and cultural relations to the level of political relations.
Galroo expressed his faith in the inevitable victory of the peoples of the region over the projects of hegemony, domination and occupation.
Moreover, the two sides reviewed the recent presidential elections in Syria and Iran, which were a deep embodiment of the democratic values in which the peoples of the two countries believe in.
As for the ongoing negotiations on the Iranian nuclear file, Al-Miqdad praised the wisdom and strength of the Iranian leadership and its keenness to defend the interests and rights of its people in the face of all pressure, reiterating Syria’s support for Iran in these negotiations.
The Iranian delegation also held talks with Syrian Prime Minister Hussien Arnous and the Speaker of the People’s Assembly Hammoda Sabbagh.
Basma Qaddour