The Minister of abroad Affairs of the muslim Republic of Iran Hossein Amir Abdollahian met in Damascus on 14 January with president of the Syrian arabian Republic Baszar al-Assad and Minister of abroad Affairs of this country Faisal Mekdad.
Following the meeting, the Parties announced their intention to sign a strategical economical Partnership Agreement, which would extend a series of akin agreements of 2019. The date of signing the agreement has not been provided, but it is possible that the visit of Iran's president Ebrahim Raisi to Syria will be an chance for this.
"A number of contracts were signed between the 2 countries. During this visit, we agreed with the Syrian abroad Minister to extend the agreement on long-term strategical cooperation between the 2 countries to be signed soon," Minister H. A. Abdollahian said at the press conference.
- A. Abdollahian besides stated that Syria is an crucial and influential country and that its strengthening and improvement will have a affirmative impact on the region and Iran. He besides assured Tehran's full trust in Damascus's actions and expressed his conviction that Syrian-Turkish standardisation talks, if conducted seriously, would besides have a affirmative impact on both countries and the full region.
President B. al-Assad pointed to further coordination of Damascus and Tehran positions on key global issues. He stressed that Iran was the first country to support Syria in the face of an externally supported rebellion. The Syrian leader besides reiterated his invitation to E. Raisi to visit Syria.
The global position of the Syrian arabian Republic has been powerfully strengthened in fresh months. A visit to Syria by the abroad Minister of the United arabian Emirates (ZEA) Sheikh Abdullah bin Zajeda al Nahjana in November 2021 led to the resumption of diplomatic relations between Damascus and Abu Dhabi. In March 2022, president B. al-Assad paid a visit to the UAE. On January 4, a visit to Syria was made by Sheikh A. bin Zajed al Nahjan. On 28 December, Moscow spoke to defence ministers of Turkey and Syria, preceded by respective meetings of the heads of intelligence of both states. Turkish-Syrian talks can lead to the withdrawal of Turkish troops from Syria and normalisation of relations between both countries.
Ronald Lasecki
photo. mfa.gov.ir
