Economic, trade agreements between Iran, Syria in implementation phase, FM says

Amir-Abdollahian called one of the points of his consultation with the Syrian Foreign Minister the follow-up of the cooperation documents signed during Ebrahim Raisi's visit to Damascus and said: "We hope that with the continuous follow-up of the ambassadors of the two countries, we will witness progress in the implementation of agreements in various fields."

According to Iranian FM, the formation of a joint insurance company, an agreement for commercial transactions with the national currency of the two countries, the beginning of the journey of Iranian pilgrims to Syria in a suitable and economically justified way to Syria, are among the other points of the two sides.

The Syrian Foreign Minister, Faisal Mekdad, expressed his satisfaction with his trip to Iran and his meeting with the Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Stating that the two countries are trying to make achievements in the relations between Iran and Syria, he said: "Practical steps have been started in this regard and we are trying to expand it with the orders of the leaders of the two countries."

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Syria evaluated the visit of the Syrian delegation to Tehran in the direction of deepening the relations between the two countries and said: It should also be said that Mr. Raisi's visit to Damascus was not only for economic issues, but also for political and international cooperation.

Mekdad said: We tell the countries that disrupt the relations between the two sides that we stand by the Palestinian nation. The events that are happening in the Zionist regime are due to the depth of the crises that exist there.

He added: The original nation in this region is the Palestinian nation, we condemn the Zionist regime for the crimes it commits, they have martyred around 300 Palestinians since the beginning of the year.