President Assad Received Ansari

On Jul 20, 2017

DAMASCUS, (ST)_ H.E. President Bashar Al-Assad received here Thursday the visiting Iranian Assistant Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hussein Jaberi Ansari, who chaired a high level delegation to Syria.

The strategic relations between Syria and Iran, permanent bilateral cooperation and coordination in all fields, and the continued support to the Syrian People have been one of the main reasons for the steadfastness of Syria, outlined President Assad.

President Assad cited the latest accomplishments in the war against terrorism, asserting that all accomplishments by the Syrian Arab Army and the allies in the fight against terrorism would but lead to the more of positive consequences.

H.E. President Assad blasted the insistence of some countries as to continue using terrorism for narrow political objectives, which caused the destabilization of the region stability and to lose of security for the region people.

The talks focused at the regional developments, stability in the region and on ending the war in Syria.

Mr. Ansari reiterated Iran’s continued support to the steadfastness of the Syrians as to achieve final victory against terrorism, restore peace and stability to Syria.

On June 8, 2017 President Assad said, in a condolence phone call with President Hassan Rouhani of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Victory is to be for Syria and Iran in the fight against terrorism.

President Al-Assad offered heart-felt condolences to Iran and the Iranian People over the martyrs of the latest terrorist attacks against Iran, reiterating Syria’s condemnation of such criminal terrorist attacks.

Syria is hand in hand with Iran in fighting terrorism in absolute and firm solidarity with Iran, people and government, underlined H.E. President Assad.

The terrorists and their masters resorted to the heinous terrorist aggressions against Iran and to their self-created tools as to achieve political changes to their interests, because of their failure in weakening Iran and the Iranians in whatever means, President Assad noted

On his part, President Rouhani reiterated Iran’s continued stand by Syria in its fight against terrorism as to restore its security and stability, pointing out that Iran and Syria are to pursue fighting terrorists and their backers whatever challenges were.

President Rouhani, who expressed thanks for President Assad’s solidarity and condolences, asserted that the latest terrorist attacks against Iran would never weaken the determination and steadfastness of the Iranians, who are now more determined to fight terrorism.

The Iranian President highly appreciated the advances and accomplishments of the Syrian Arab Army and its allies on the ground, expressing full confidence that victory is to be for both countries in the fight against terrorist groups which target the security and stability of the whole region.

Iran’s Parliament (Majlis) and the mausoleum of the late founder of the Islamic Republic Imam Khomeini in the capital Tehran have come under terrorist attacks.

According to latest figures by authorities, at least 17 people were killed in Wednesday’s attacks and nearly 50 were injured.

The Daesh Takfiri terrorist group has claimed responsibility for the attacks.

Dr. Mohamad Abdo Al-Ibrahim

alibrahim56@hotmail.com