Afghan Voice Agency (AVA): According to the Iranian Presidential Information Site, Ayatollah Raisi today, Wednesday May 3, 2023, and before leaving Tehran, in a conversation with reporters about the plans and goals of this trip, pointing out that this trip was at the invitation of Bashar Assad Syrian President said that it is done in line with the strategic relations between Iran and Syria: Today, it has become clear to everyone that the positions of the Islamic Republic of Iran are based on rationality, prudence and justice, and based on resistance and standing.
Raisi stated that today it has been proven that the resistance and what the Islamic Republic of Iran has emphasized many times, i.e. standing and resisting the enemies, has worked, and added: Today it is clear to everyone in the region that the Islamic Republic of Iran is considered a strong pillar that Everyone can trust this strong pillar and the position of the Islamic Republic is considered as a main and effective actor in the developments of the region.
The President of Iran stated that during this trip, he will consult with Syria to strengthen and improve economic, political and security relations, and clarified that the will of the two countries is to develop relations and there are many fields for expanding cooperation. In our talks, we are also pursuing the acceleration of the implementation of the agreements between the two countries, and I am sure that the expansion of relations between Tehran and Damascus will benefit the two nations and the region.
In another part of his speech, Raeesi stated that today it has become clear to everyone that Syria and its legal government must have sovereignty over the entire territory of this country and that Syria's territorial sovereignty must be strengthened day by day, and stated: At the "Astana Process" summit in We emphasized this issue in Tehran and we emphasize now that everyone should respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Syria. Stabilizing and improving security in the region depends on the Syrian government being able to effectively exercise its sovereignty over all parts of the country.
Raisi pointed out that the relations between Iran and Syria today are not ordinary relations, and noted that the relations between Iran and Syria are completely strategic relations. Enemies tried a lot to divide Syria and spoil relations between Damascus and the countries of the region.
The President of Iran added: American-made groups such as ISIS and other Takfiri groups have created chaos and many crimes in Syria and the region with murder, bloodshed, and riots, but the resistance groups and resistant people of Syria, Bashar Assad and the Syrian government have shown which have resistance and are resistant to attacks.
Raisi said: "It is not a secret to anyone that what the resistance groups, Hezbollah of Lebanon, the advisory forces of the Islamic Republic and Haj Qassem Soleimani did in Syria play a significant role in creating security today, not only in Syria but also in the region."
Referring to the fact that the Americans created terrorist groups in the region and the resistance groups from Iran, Iraq, Syria and other countries in the region stood up against the terrorists, the president of Iran added: Those who claim to fight against terrorism, the hero of the fight against terrorism, Haj They martyred Qassem Soleimani and they should be held accountable for this in front of the public opinion and the awakened consciences of the world.
Meeting with the president and prime minister of Syria and discussing and exchanging opinions on ways to consolidate and strengthen political relations and expand and improve the level of commercial cooperation between Iran and Syria, as well as the signing of economic and political documents and memoranda between Tehran and Damascus, among the programs of the first day of this trip.
This is the 11th foreign trip of Ayatollah Raisi and the first trip of Iran's highest executive official to Syria after 13 years in order to strengthen relations. For most of the past 13 years, Syria has seen war and intense internal conflicts, which was accompanied by the victory of the resistance axis over terrorist groups, including ISIS and its western and international supporters.