TEHRAN, May 9 (NNN-IRNA) – Syrian President, Bashar al-Assad, met with Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Iranian President, Ebrahim Raisi, on a brief visit to Tehran yesterday, Iran’s state TV reported.
During the meeting, Khamenei praised the Syrian people and government’s resistance against foreign pressures, over the past years.
He described Assad as a determined ruler and wished him success, in reconstructing the war-ravaged country, adding that, the two countries need to seize the opportunity to enhance bilateral relations.
For his part, Assad thanked the Iranian support to Syria, saying, Iran has remained steadfast and unwavering, in the past four decades, on regional issues, especially on the issue of Palestine.
In a meeting with Assad, Raisi said, “resistance” will be a determining factor for restoring regional order and reclaiming the Palestinian rights.
Assad praised Iran for its support for Syria’s resistance, saying, his country is ready to expand security, political and economic coordination in a “strategic” relation with Iran.
Assad left Tehran for the Syrian capital, Damascus, after the meetings.
This is his second visit to Tehran during his presidency. His first visit to Tehran took place in Feb, 2019.– NNN-IRNA
