INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Mehr reported.Makhlouf, together with the Syrian ambassador to Tehran Shafiq Dayoub, and his accompanying delegation, met with Alireza
Zakani, Mayor of Tehran on Thursday.The most important issue and challenge of Syria is the problem of collecting waste and producing energy,
he stated, calling on Iranian companies to cooperate and invest in this direction.One of the common features of Iran and Syria is having
ancient cities, he said, adding, that the old cities should be protected and along with this urban protection, technology should also be
used.The city of Damascus is one of the oldest cities in West Asia (Middle East), and its old texture must be protected; In the plans made,
to solve the problems and create more safety and conditions to have a more beautiful and safer Tehran, we are rebuilding the capital on the
axis of public transportation, he noted.Reconstruction centered on public transportation will help us to overcome the problem of traffic and
air pollution and continue to maintain our Iranian-Islamic identity, he further said.Emphasizing the need to increase the connection between
Tehran and Damascus since the sister city partnership, he suggested exchanging experiences with Syria in the field of health, metro, smart
transportation, and providing optimal services.Regional diplomacy for a better environmentPresident Ebrahim Raisi emphasized that the
preservation of the environment is essential and an inevitable priority, at the conference of environment ministers and officials on July
If the environment is not safe and peaceful for people, the development will not be in its proper place and it will even become a threat to
development, and environmental destruction, which is a result of social and political inequalities and improper use of nature and is an
important factor in the violation of human rights.The current world is facing many environmental problems beyond geographical and political
pollution, and excessive extraction of resources has led to the reduction of public health, and a negative impact on health and the
announcing readiness to share experiences and knowledge with neighboring countries to reduce pollution.A union or an organization for
environmental cooperation of West Asian countries should be formed to organize the required measures
Also, the establishment of a regional fund for financial support is necessary to achieve the goals of the UN resolutions, he
