14:17, 9 December 2023
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 9, ARMENPRESS. Iran’s Vice-President Mohammad Mokhber has said that the Islamic Republic is resolved to expand economic cooperation with Syria as the two sides enjoy cordial, close, and strategic ties in various areas.
Mokhber made the remarks in a meeting held in Tehran on Saturday with the visiting Syrian Prime Minister Hussein Arnous, IRNA reports.
“Iranian nation and government have special eye on Syria,” Mokhber said, adding that the Islamic Republic prioritizes Syrian welfare, success, independence and tranquility.
According to the source, in his remarks, Mokhber mentioned to the recent crimes being committed by the Zionist regime of Israel in Gaza and called those crimes as massacre, war crime and crime against humanity.
For his part, Arnous said the Syrian nation and government will not forget the Islamic Republic’s honorable stance.
In his remarks, the Syrian prime minister described his Tehran visit as a turning point in bilateral ties.
It is noted that the Syrian prime minister expressed hope that the two nations would soon feel the achievements to be made during the Tehran visit.
