Iranian official: Strong Syria strives for regional security

Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Akbar Ahmadian has said that the plans to strengthen Syria will contribute to the regional security and stability.

Ahmadian was calling for the expansion of economic relations between Tehran and Damascus, according to Tasnim News Agency.

During a meeting with Syrian Defence Minister Ali Mahmoud Abbas, held in Tehran on March 17, Ahmadian said the promotion of mutual relations will serve the interests of both sides and all the regional nations.

He hailed great achievements made by the resistance front in combating the Israeli regime during its genocidal war against the Palestinian people in Gaza and said more should be done to support it, Press TV reported.

The Iranian official also commended the resistance of the Syrian government and nation as a member of the resistance axis in the face of the Israeli regime and terrorist groups.

Regretfully, the US, the Zionist regime and terrorist groups are still occupying parts of Syria, he said.

Ahmadian urged the development of Tehran-Damascus relations in all fields, particularly in the economic and pilgrimage sectors.

The Syrian defence minister, for his part, thanked Iran's support for his country and stressed the importance of development of bilateral ties.

Referring to Israel's war on Gaza over the past five months, Abbas said the world is not the same after the Al-Aqsa Storm operation that the resistance groups launched outside Gaza on October 7.

All the developments in the Gaza Strip exposed Israel's vulnerability to the world, he added.

Since the beginning of Israel’s onslaught on Gaza, more than 31,645 Palestinians, most of them women and children, have been killed and about 73,676 others have been injured.