Iran defense breakthrough promising: Syria PM
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
Damascus, April 6, IRNA
Iran-War Games-Syria
Syrian Premier Muhammad Naji al-Utri here Wednesday lauded as "promising" Iran's scientific, research, and industrial progress, including breakthrough in defense and maritime industries.
Iran has successfully test-fired weapons, including underwater missile, super-modern flying boat, land-to-sea missile, and a powerful torpedo, during its week-long "Great Prophet" war games that started in the Persian Gulf waters Friday.
The Syrian premier, who was talking to Iran's Ambassador to Damascus Mohammad-Hassan Akhtari, put great emphasis on Tehran's absolute right to use nuclear technology for peaceful purposes.
Utri expressed his satisfaction with the visit of Iran's First Vice-President Parviz Davoudi to Syria in early March to attend a High Joint Committee session.
He termed the outcome of the session as fruitful, adding the two sides signed several documents on expansion of bilateral cooperation.
Pointing to projects Iranian companies are implementing in his country, the premier expressed hope the recent agreements will help boost the Iranian companies' cooperation and investment.
He called for settlement of problems facing the Joint Economic Commission, saying the related ministries have been instructed to solve them.
Akhtari submitted Davoudi's invitation to Utri to pay an official visit to Iran.
The envoy briefed the prime minister on some projects now being implemented in Syria, demanding their speedy implementation according to the Joint Economic Commission agreements.
The volume of the two countries' cooperation in technical, engineering, and industrial fields is estimated at 750 million dollars.
Akhtari and Utri called for further consultations between the two countries under current sensitive conditions in the region, arguing this will help consolidate bilateral relations.
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