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Tuesday, December 08, 2020, 18:39
Iran says 'strategic' ties with Syria to grow further
By Xinhua
Tuesday, December 08, 2020, 18:39 By Xinhua

In this file photo taken on Nov 7, 2017, Ali Akbar Velayati, chief foreign policy advisor to Iran's supreme leader, looks on during an agreement signing between the University of Aleppo and Tehran's Islamic Azad University in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo. (GEORGE OURFALIAN / AFP)

TEHRAN - Iran and Syria will continue boost of their "strategic" ties which serve the interests of both nations, a senior advisor to Iran's Supreme Leader said, state TV reported on Tuesday.

Resistance of the Syrians against "foreign plots" over the past years has led to the achievements of resistance front, Ali Akbar Velayati said.

Resistance of the Syrians against "foreign plots" over the past years has led to the achievements of resistance front, Ali Akbar Velayati said

Iran and Syria have strengthened relations since the victory of the Islamic revolution in Iran in 1979 and they will continue to further enhance cooperation in line with their common objectives, Velayati was quoted as saying.

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He made the remarks in a meeting with the visiting Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Faisal Mekdad in the capital Tehran.

For his part, Mekdad said that Tehran and Damascus enjoy amicable relations in diverse areas and will expand them.

The Syrian foreign minister arrived in Tehran on Monday for a two-day visit. It was Mekdad's first foreign visit since he was appointed by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Nov 22 after his predecessor Walid al-Moallem died on Nov 16.

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Iran has been a major ally of the Syrian government in its fight against the armed rebels since 2011.


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