Boroujerdi: President Al-Assad is the Protector of the Syrian People

DAMASCUS, (ST)-Chairman for the Committee for Foreign Policy and National Security at the Iranian Shura Council Alaeddin Boroujerdi has stressed that “President Bashar Al-Assad has been the protector of the Syrian People”, expressing pride in President Al-Assad’s “steadfastness over the years of the terrorist war waged on Syria to undermine the axis of resistance.”

 During his meeting on Wednesday in Damascus with Speaker of the People’s Assembly Hadiya Abbas, Boroujerdi said his country was so proud of the victories being achieved by the Syrian Arab Army in the battle against terrorism despite the fact that more than 80 countries are taking part in the war against Syria.

He pointed out that “terrorism has started to fire back at its supporters in Europe and in other countries which have conspired on Syria.”

The meeting between Boroujerdi and Abbas dealt with issues of common interest and the political and economic relations between the two countries.

 He hailed the deeply-rooted relation between Syria and Iran, affirming that such relation is very strong and unbreakable.

Boroujerdi, who was in Lebanon yesterday, said upon his arrival at the Lebanese capital Beirut that the victories being achieved by the Syrian and Iraqi armies in the fight against takfiri terrorism indicate the right policies and options adopted by all countries and governments that are keen on the security and stability of the region and that work together as to defeat terrorism.

Boroujerdi expressed his confidence that the Syrian Arab Army will return much stronger than before when the war on Syria ends and final victory is achieved, pointing out the war against Syria represents a US-Zionist project.

He noted that the US is backing, arming and financing terrorist organizations and at the same time claiming that it is fighting terrorism.

He pointed out to the close cooperation between the Syrian People’s Assembly and Iranian Shura Council in various fields and in all international forums, expressing his country’s determination to activate and develop all the agreements signed between the two countries.

In a press statement that followed the meeting, Boroujerdi described the meeting as “very useful and constructive”, reaffirming the continuation of Iran’s support for Syria in the face of terrorism and unjust war against it.

He affirmed that the Palestinian cause is one of the priorities in the Iranian foreign policy, concluding by saying “We are confident that the Palestinian people who are confronting Israeli occupation in the current Intifada with the simplest tools will achieve victory, and so will the Syrian people in its war against terrorism.”

Prime Minister meets Boroujerdi

Prime Minister Emad Khamis affirmed that Syria will soon achieve victory over terrorism due to the sacrifices of the army and wise leadership in Syria and the support offered by friendly countries, on top of them, Iran.

Khamis, meeting Boroujerdi, appreciated the progress in the economic and trade relations between Syria and Iran, stressing that Syria is determined to combating terrorism and overcoming it in parallel with the efforts exerted to restore the movement of production, investment and joint cooperation with friendly countries.

Boroujerdi, for his part, described the relations between the two countries as strategic and historic, saying that Iran supports the Syrian people against terrorism.

“The latest developments in Aleppo will form a turning-point in the track of the crisis in Syria and terrorism will turn back to its financiers and supporters,”  Boroujerd added.

Hamda Mustafa