Defense Minister: Syria will respond to aggression decisively

DAMASCUS,(ST)_ Deputy Commander General of the Army and Armed Forces and defense minister  Maj. Gen. Fahd Jasem al-Freej stressed during a telephone call  he received from Iranian Defense Minister Brig.  Gen.  Hussein Dehqan that “terrorists used  chemical weapons , killed  women and children and innocent people to get more support from regional  and world major countries to gloss over their  , alienate the public  opinion and justify their continued crimes. “

Gen. Freej stressed  readiness of the armed forces and the brave Syrian people to deal with any form of military aggression  launched by the major powers , vowing to  respond decisively.

For his part, Iranian Defense Minister stressed  that the main loser in any war in the region is  the one who  starts it .

Brig Dehqan said that Iran is precisely and closely  pursuing the security developments in the region and the crisis taking place in the friendly country,  Syria, stressing the need to take advantage of the political and peaceful means to resolve security problems.

Brig.  Dehqan  also stressed that the use of force and violence will lead to the escalation of the crisis and its circulation to political units , a matter  which will not lead to elimination  of tension .

The Iranian army chief also expressed his appreciation for the  message of congratulations sent by Gen. Freej him on the occasion of  assuming his new term of office.

T. Fateh