Iran resolute on reconstruction of war-ravaged Syria: Defense minister

The Islamic Republic is determined to continue cooperation with Syria on the reconstruction of the war-ravaged country, the Iranian defense minister says.

According to Press TV, speaking in a meeting with the visiting Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal al-Mekdad in Tehran on Tuesday, Brigadier General Amir Hatami congratulated Mekdad on his appointment as the foreign minister.

The defense chief had a say on the assassination of two top Iranian figures, General Qassem Soleimani and nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh. “These acts of hostility by the enemy stem from its total desperation.”

The Syrian foreign minister condemned the late November assassination. He said it was a source of pride that Iran and its armed forces keep progressing despite the animosity on the part of the United States and the Zionist regime.

The top Syrian diplomat arrived in the Iranian capital on his first foreign visit late Sunday. He assumed the position last month after his predecessor Walid al-Muallem passed away.

On Tuesday, Mekdad met with Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani and President Hassan Rouhani.

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