Tehran, YJC. The Foreign Minister of Syria Walid al-Muallem has appreciated Iran for its unwavering support for the Syria since the outbreak of a crisis 3 years ago.
"Iran has counted as Syria’s loyal friend at
all times,” the Syrian FM said in a meeting with Iran’s Parliament Speaker Ali
Larijani in Damascus on Sunday.
The Iranian Majlis speaker
arrived in the Damascus earlier in the day planning a tour of regional
countries.
The Syrian foreign minister
said Larijani’s visit to the Arab country was to be considered of great
significance since a lot of "consecutive and rapid events” have been taking
place across the region.
The Iranian Majlis
speaker plays a leading role in maintaining "brotherly ties” between Iran and
Syria, the Syrian diplomat asserted.
The visiting Ali
Larijani, for his part, hoped for a "bright future” for Syria, and reiterated
that Syrians should not change their focus from "resistance” as the only way to
gain victory.
The top Iranian
legislator also took part in separate meetings with Syrian President Bashar
al-Assad as well as parliament Speaker Mohammad Jihad al-Laham in the course of
his stay in Damascus.