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Bagheri: Iran, Syria consider Israel as cause of instability in region

ISNA - Iranian Students' News Agency

Wed / 5 June 2024 / 09:48

Iran's Interim Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani said Iran and Syria were proud to have cooperation for more than four decades and they know that the cause of instability in the region has been the occupation and the Zionist regime.

Tehran -ISNA- Bagheri Kani, also, stressed the importance of preserving the strategic ties between the two nations and reaffirmed Iran's steadfast support for Syria in its battle against terrorism.

At an official meeting with Iran's Acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani on Tuesday, President Bashar al-Assad said that the path of resistance is the utmost strategic choice and is the correct approach to counter hostility.

During their meeting, the two heads of State discussed several key issues, including the war on Gaza and the alarming necessity to end Israeli war crimes against Palestinians.

"Resistance against the occupiers in all its forms will remain in place as the basic principle and strategic option and as the right way to confront the enemies," President Assad said in the meeting.

"Whenever the Zionist regime gets closer to defeat against the resistance, it increases the severity of its bloody crimes against the Palestinian nation," the Syrian president said.

"The relations between Iran and Syria will remain deep and strategic, because they are based on solid principles and common and honest interests," Bagheri Kani said, for his part.

The Iranian diplomat continues his regional tour with Syria being the next stop after his visit to Lebanon. Kani earlier said that enhancing cooperation among resistance factions to counter "Israel" is a key objective of his tour.

During a press briefing alongside Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad, the Iranian diplomat attributed regional instability to Israel, reaffirming that Iran and Syria stand as staunch allies and crucial elements for maintaining regional security and stability.

In response, Mekdad reiterated Syria's commitment to backing resistance factions across the region.

"During the visit of the martyred president of Iran (Ebrahim Raisi) to Syria, we reaffirmed strengthening the relations between the two countries," the top Syrian diplomat added.

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