Alwaght- Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad says his country and its allies are determined on moving ahead with fighting terrorism in all its forms.
President Assad made the remarks on Sunday in Damascus when he received Iran’s Leader of the Islamic Revolution Senior Adviser Ali Akbar Velayati and Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdullahian and the accompanying delegation.
This resolve to fight terrorism will continue despite the recent escalation by some hostile countries who, while claiming to be fighting terrorism, have beefed up funding and supply of weapons to the terrorist gangs, President al-Assad said.
He noted that this escalation has been prompted by the Syrian people’s resilience over years and the Syrian Arab army’s significant achievements against terrorism, supported by friends mainly Iran and Russia.
The President made it clear that Syria and its allies reiterate that eliminating the terrorists will be the primary step towards establishing regional and global stability leading to the success of any political solution reached by the Syrians.
Velayati, in turn, affirmed the determination of the Leader the Islamic Revolution and the Iranian leadership to continue supporting Syria’s government and people given that the war they are fighting against terrorism is crucial for the region and the world.
He expressed Iran’s appreciation of the “exceptional” steadfastness of the Syrian people and leadership in the face of the “fierce” war waged against them.
Velayati and Abdullahian informed President al-Assad on the efforts put by Iran to support Syrian people’s choice and the country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.