Syria and Iran discuss enhancing cultural and scientific cooperation

Damascus – Speaker of the People’s Assembly Mohammad Jihad al-Laham on Monday affirming during his meeting with Head of Iran’s Awqaf and Charity Affairs Organization Hojat-al-Islam Ali Mohammadi, the importance of the strategic relationship between the axis of resistance states in order to achieve security and stability and to form an impervious barrier in the face of colonialist ambitions, particularly the ambitions of the Israeli occupation which is trying to control the region, SANA reported.

for his part, Mohammadi praised the victories achieved by the Syrian Arab Army against terrorism and its supporters.

Meanwhile, Minister of Awqaf (Religious Endowments) Mohammad Abdul-Sattar al-Sayyed stressed during his meeting with Mohammadi the importance of promoting Islamic unity and the right Islamic thought to face the Wahhabi Takfiri thoughts.

Al-Sayyed considered the meeting an opportunity to express on behalf of scholars and preachers thanks and gratitude to the Iranian government and people for their standing by the Syrian people in their war against terrorism.

For his part, Mohammadi renewed Iran’s support for the Syrian people stance in facing the takfiri terrorist thought, noting the efforts made by the Syrian scholars and preachers in promoting moderation and stability on the original Islamic approach.

Mohammadi called for closing ranks of the Islamic Nation, putting differences aside, emphasizing unity, reaffirming Iran’s support to Syria in facing the terrorist war that it witnesses and the need to develop relations of cooperation and exchange between the two countries.