Damascus-SANA
A busy political and economic working visit by President Bashar al-Assad to the Islamic Republic of Iran, during which he met Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, Leader of the Islamic Revolution in Iran and Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi.
President al-Assad’s visit, which included an extended meeting with Mr. Khamenei and a closed one with him in the presence of the Iranian president, lasted about an hour, and two extensive meetings with President Raisi, which came in political and economic circumstances and unprecedented developments and different from the conditions of the previous visit by His Excellency three years ago to Iran.
The sources accompanying the visit today confirm that the Iranian side was very interested in making the visit historic in the context of the relationship between the two countries politically and economically, noting that the Iranian preparations to receive President al-Assad and the busy program of the visit and the presence of senior Iranian officials concerned with common files between the two countries and the warm atmosphere indicate that this visit It is the result of this moment in the relationship between the two countries and at the same time built on long years of deep and joint alliance.
The sources said that the scene of receiving Mr. Khamenei and his great hospitality, which was initiated by his guest, President Assad, and although it was not new, the Iranian side wanted to say that the visit was delayed by about four years and that the Iranians were not used to this long time in delaying the meetings of the leaders of the two countries.
During his meeting with President al-Assad, Mr. Khamenei expanded on the situation in Syria and the need to liberate the remaining occupied lands in it, addressing his sovereignty, saying, “The most important reason for Syria’s victory in its war is your personality and courage.” He also addressed the Palestinian issue, the resistance and the solid alliance between Damascus and Tehran.
The accompanying sources also note the warm reception and the first meeting of Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi with President al-Assad, describing it as a congruence of positions in the political, principled and economic aspects. By presenting it to its ally Syria.
The sources confirm that the Iranian president’s position was decisive in that Iran’s economic support for Syria is a strong and undisputed issue, and while the two presidents were meeting, the Syrian and Iranian sides were signing a new phase of the Iranian-Syrian credit line to supply Syria with energy and other basic materials to fill the shortage in those materials. .
The relationship between the two brotherly countries is built on solid political and economic foundations that cannot be cracked, but rather become more rooted and stable whenever conditions become harsh, international prices rise and energy resources decrease, so that Iran once again proves its standing by Syria through its continuous economic, political and military support for Syria.
