Syrian President Bashar al-Assad underscored the bonds between his country and Iran, saying mutual cooperation will continue despite threats.
Assad made the remarks in a Sunday meeting in Damascus with Hossein Jaberi Ansari, a senior aide to the foreign minister, who is on a tour of the Middle East as part of the Astana talks initiative for peace in Syria, Tasnim News Agency reported.
Assad pointed to some domestic and foreign threats against the robust bilateral relations over the past 40 years, saying “the ties will continue to develop despite the threats.”
The Syrian president underlined that during the war in his country and Damascus’ fight on terrorism, the strategic relations between Iran and Syria gained strength and the ties, which serve the interests of both sides and the region, will continue to develop at the highest level.
He said the victories over terrorists in vast parts of his war-ravaged country have set the stage for progress in the political trend and an end to the war.
Jaberi Ansari, for his part, hailed the Syrian army’s recent success to liberate large parts of Dara’a and Quneitra provinces in the south, and congratulated the Syrian people and government on the victories against terrorists.
During his stay in Damascus, Jaberi Ansari also met Foreign Minister Walid Muallem on the latest political developments and the Syrian Constitutional Committee processes.
