“No aggression and crimes committed by the Zionist [Israeli] regime in the region have been and nor will it remain unanswered,” according to the Iranian foreign minister on a visit to Syria Wednesday.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Hussein Amir-Abdollahian, who arrived in Damascus at the head of a delegation on Wednesday, attended a joint press conference with Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Al-Mekdad held after their meeting.
“Today we held good talks with Al-Mekdad about bilateral, regional and international issues,” Amir-Abdollahian said.
The Iranian foreign minister continued, “I would like to strongly condemn the brutal attacks by the fake Israeli regime on Aleppo airport and other civilian areas in Syria. In the region, no acts of aggression and crimes by the Zionist regime have gone unanswered and nor will it in the future.”
“We have agreed that the Iran-Syria Joint High Commission will be held in Tehran in the near future and chaired by the First Vice President of Iran and the Prime Minister of Syria. Strengthening trade relations and economic cooperation as much as possible, especially between businessmen and tradesmen of the two countries, was of our serious attention,” he added.
He expressed happiness the resumption of the pilgrimage and tourism trips of the people of Iran to Syria.
“We talked about the activities of terrorist groups and the Americans’ attempts to organize terrorists and to continue their occupying presence in Syria under the guise of fighting ISIL.”
Amir-Abdollahain further said that Iran considers Syria’s security as its own security, “We continue our strong support to the Syrian leaders, army, government and nation in order to achieve the goal of a safe, stable and developed region.”
“We believe that friendly and brotherly relations between Syria and Turkey are in the interest of both countries and the region. We emphasize respecting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of countries, including Syria and Turkey,” he further underscored.
“Iran will continue its efforts to resolve misunderstandings between Turkey and Syria and to establish peace and security on the common border between Syria and Turkey,” the top Iranian diplomat added.
He added that they had discussed the Palestinian issues, once again condemning the desecration of Holy Quran in Sweden and Denmark.
Source: Agencies
