Indian embassy held reception in Damascus to mark the 75th anniversary of its independence

DAMASCUS, (ST)_The Indian Embassy in Damascus held on Sunday evening a reception on the occasion of 75th anniversary of independence of India at the “Dama Rose” Hotel in Damascus.

 

India’s Ambassador to Syria, Singh Kanyal, talked in his speech in the reception about relations between his country and Syria that date back to the declaration of independence of the two countries. 

 

“During this period there was cooperation in a number of fields, and there will be more agreements and memos of understanding to be signed in the future to boost bilateral relations,” the ambassador said, according to the Syrian News Agency (SANA). 

 

He affirmed his country’s commitment to enhance its technical, humanitarian and development support to Syria and to go ahead with building capacities and skills for Syrian human resources, referring to the need for the two friendly countries to explore opportunities for comprehensive economic growth in the interest of their peoples.

 

For his part, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates  Bashar al-Jaafari , referred to the civilized connection between Syria and India and their struggle against colonialism besides the cooperation and coordination between the two countries at international forums .

 

In a statement to reporters, al-Jaafari stressed that Syria has a solid historic relation with India, indicating that India is a large country that has achieved a lot of scientific progress, which made it immune to Western pressures, as it is not subject to external dictates as the Indian people were able to defeat the most powerful colonialism in the world, represented by the British colonialism.

 

Basma Qaddour