DAMASCUS, (ST)- President Bashar Al-Assad, the Regional Secretary of the Baath Arab Socialist Party (BASP), has stressed that the war that has been imposed on the Syrian people for more than six years should motivate the Baath Party to enhance its presence and popularity through creating new contact mechanisms that cope with the current circumstances and changes.

DAMASCUS, (ST)- President Bashar Al-Assad on Thursday received congratulations on Syria's 71^st Independence Day from President Xi Jinping of China, President Aleksandr Lukashenko of Belarus and President Paul Biya of Cameron.

The Presidents expressed their congratulations and best  wishes to President Al-Assad and the Syrian people on Independence anniversary and hoped that Syria will restore stability soon.

President Jinping affirmed the deep-rooted solid relations between Syria and China.

On his part, President Lukashenko hailed the gains achieved by the Syrian army in the struggle against terrorism and to preserve Syria's unity. He affirmed his country's keenness to enhance cooperation with Syria in different domains and to help reconstructing the country.

DAMASCUS, (ST)-President Bashar Al-Assad  on Tuesday received a congratulation cable from President Vladimir Putin of Russia marking Syria's 71st Independence Day.

In his cable, Putin confirmed Russia’s firms and constant support for peaceful settlement of the crisis in Syria through wide national dialogue that  leads to stopping the shedding of the Syrian blood and unifies the Syrians in fight against the forces of international terrorism and extremism.

 DAMASCUS, (ST)_  Syria, People and Army, is determined to eliminate terrorism from every spot of the Syrian Territories, reiterated H.E. President Bashar Al-Assad.

In a telephone conversation with His Iranian Counterpart, Hassan Rouhani, President Assad asserted that the United States failed in achieving its objectives behind its aggression as to raise the morale of its backed terrorist group following the victories achieved by the Syrian Army.

President Assad thanked Iran, Leadership and People, for its continued stand by the Syrian People against the terrorism war backed by scores of Western and regional states.

President Rouhani, who made the phone call to President Assad, expressed his strong condemnation of the flagrant US aggression against the Syrian territories in flagrant violation of the Syrian sovereignty and of all international laws and conventions.

President Rouhani underscored Iran's stand by the Syrian State in its war against terrorism and in whatever initiatives provided by Syria as to find a peaceful solution for the crisis in Syria leading to a stop in Syrian blood shedding.

On December 14, 2016, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani congratulated President Bashar Al-Assad on the Syrian people's victory over terrorists in Aleppo.

 In a phone call, President Rouhani said "this victory is an important and basic step to uproot terrorism from all parts of Syria and to restore peace and stability nationwide."

He hailed the steadfastness of the Syrian people in confrontation of terrorism, reiterating Iran's firm and continuous support for Syria in all domains.

 President Al-Assad, on his part, thanked President Rouhani , the Iranian people and government for backing the Syrian people.

President Assad highly appreciated Iran's political and economic support for  Syria and the Syrian people in the war on terrorism, stressing that this support has enhanced the steadfastness of the Syrians and contributed to the Syrian army's victories in different areas.

 Dr. Mohammad Abdo Al-Ibrahim

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Iran Constructive Role Highlighted

 Syrian Iranian Relations Bolstered

 Continued Cooperation against Terrorism Underscored

 President al-Assad receives Khrrazi

Syria’s Friendly Countries Played Key Role in Backing Syrians’ Steadfastness

Determination of Syria and its Friends to Pursue Fight against Terrorism Reiterated

Cooperation with Syria in its War against Terrorism Highly Evaluated

Syrian People trust in the Iranian role underlined

The cancerous spread of terrorism should be encountered

Iran Support in the Battle against Terrorism

Syrian-Iranian Economic Relations boosted

Syrians’ Determination to Eliminate Terrorism

Friendly Countries’ Support Greatly Enhanced Syrian People’s Steadfastness

Syrian- Iranian economic relations to be bolstered

 President Al-Assad Interview with the Iranian Khabar TV, October 4, 2015

 President Bashar Al-Assad's Interview with Iranian TV, June 28, 2012

 PRESIDENT ASSAD/ IRANIAN TV INTERVIEW (September 17, 2008)

DAMASCUS– New ministers of Justice, Economy and Foreign Trade and Administrative Development were sworn in before President Bashar al-Assad on Thursday.

Ministers Hisham Mohammad Mamdouh al-Shaar, Mohammad Samer Abdelrahman al-Khalil and Salam Mohammad al-Saffaf, respectively, were named by Decree no. 92 for 2017 issued by the President on Wednesday, SANA reported.