Syrian president confers with Iranian vice president
President Hafez al-Assad on Thursday at al-Shaab palace received Iranian Vice President Hassan Habibi and members of the Iranian side in the joint Iranian - Syrian higher committee.
The committee members include Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi, the deputy foreign minister for Arab affairs, Muhammad Sader, and the Iranian ambassador in Damascus, Hussein Sheikh al-Islam.
Present at the meeting were Syrian Vice President Abdul Halim Khaddam, who is the chairman of the Syrian side to the committee, the Foreign Minister Farouk al-Sharaa, and the Syrian ambassador in Tehran Ahmad al-Hassan.
The president was acquainted with progress in the Syrian - Iranian higher joint committee, and its agenda. President Assad expressed satisfaction over the development of bilateral relations and multifaceted cooperation relations between the two countries.
Talks dealt with several bilateral, regional and international issues, with Syria and Iran sharing "identical" views. Stress was laid on recent developments in the region and the "fabricated escalation made by Israel."
The two sides stressed their desire to develop bilateral cooperation for the benefit of the two peoples and the welfare of Arabs and Muslims. Habibi expressed the high appreciation of Iran for Syria's policy and its stances for self-defense, rights and Arab and Muslim causes.
