Damascus-SANA
Mr. President Bashar al-Assad received a phone call from Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, in which he expressed the support of the Venezuelan government and people and their solidarity with Syria as a result of its exposure to the devastating earthquake.
Maduro expressed his country's readiness to continue providing assistance to the Syrian Arab Republic to overcome the effects of the earthquake.
For his part, President al-Assad affirmed that the rescue teams and relief aid that were sent from Venezuela, and many friendly Arab and foreign countries to Syria, had a great impact in supporting the Syrian government's efforts to overcome the ordeal, and they are greatly appreciated by the Syrian people.