President: Strategic cooperation deal marks new chapter in Tehran-Damascus relations
President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi has lauded a comprehensive agreement on long-term strategic cooperation between Tehran and Damascus, saying the deal marks the beginning of a new chapter in “brotherly and friendly ties” between the two Muslim nations.
According to Press TV, he made the remarks on Thursday in a meeting with Syrian Prime Minister Hussein Arnous in Damascus on the second day of his landmark visit to the West Asian country.
The president called on the Syrian prime minister to pay special attention to the implementation of the deal and the agreements signed during his trip, and stressed that the two countries should expand cooperation in economic and trade spheres so that their nations would reap great benefits.
For his part, Arnous hailed Iran’s support for Syria throughout the West Asian country’s foreign-backed militancy and conflict, and said the Syrian nation won’t forget Iran’s assistance in hard times.
He welcomed the expansion of Damascus-Tehran ties, and pledged to seriously follow up on the implementation of the 14 cooperation documents and the strategic cooperation deal signed between the two sides.
The “comprehensive plan for strategic and long-term cooperation between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Syrian Arab Republic” was signed by President Raeisi and his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad at the Syrian Presidential Palace in Damascus on Wednesday.
During the event, top officials and ministers from the two countries signed 14 other agreements on cooperation in various fields, including trade interaction, oil and energy industries, technical and engineering sectors, house construction, railroad and air transportation, free trade zones, private sectors, telecommunication, earthquake safety, rescue operation, and facilitation of pilgrimage.
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