INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
TEHRAN - On Saturday, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian reassured Syrian President Bashar al-Assad that his nation will
maintain "its robust support" for Syria, emphasizing that Iran regards Syria's security and prosperity to be its own.Amir Abdollahian met
Assad in Damascus during his Saturday visit to Syria, which was the second stage of his regional tour that began in Lebanon.The foreign
minister expressed delight with the growing ties between Iran and Syria, underscoring the need of laying the groundwork for the long-term
growth of such relationships.Amir Abdollahian was also pleased with the development of Syria's connections with other nations, stressing
that this demonstrated Syria's significant role in the region.Iran constantly insists on diplomatic alternatives to military conflict, he
spoke with President Assad about the most recent advances in the nuclear talks intended to lift the illegitimate sanctions the West had
upcoming visit to Syria by Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi.President Assad went into further detail about recent political and diplomatic
events pertaining to Syria, highlighting the significance of ongoing negotiations and synergy between Tehran and Damascus over significant
bilateral and regional problems.He noted that Syria and the Islamic Republic of Iran are partners and that they would continue to help one
relationships.He made the remarks during a joint news conference with Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad.The Iranian foreign minister
announced that Damascus and Tehran are now carrying out agreements they previously struck, and he and his Syrian counterpart have agreed to
collaboration will continue in all areas, particularly energy, noting that conversations had taken place about the development of a thermal
power plant in Syria.Amir Abdollahian stated that Ebrahim Raisi, the President of Iran, had been asked to visit Syria by President Assad,
national sovereignty and the integrity of countries, and he pledged that Iran will keep up its diplomatic efforts to mediate problems
between Turkey and Syria.Amir Abdollahian expressed delight that Tehran's contacts with Ankara and Damascus had resulted in negotiations
strengthen their economic and commercial ties in an effort to resist Western sanctions on both nations.Speaking in a press conference, he
lauded Iran for supporting Syria, adding, that the two countries want to deepen their economic and trade ties.Mekdad said that in an effort
cooperation in all areas, including the economy.He praised Iran's friendship with Syria and urged the two countries to remove any barriers
standing in the way of deepening their ties.The senior Syrian diplomat stated that Palestine was discussed in his conversations with Amir
Abdollahian, emphasizing that Syria and Iran support the Palestinian people and that the Israeli regime's hostility and violence toward the
assault, will reply to these atrocities at the appropriate moment, and will inflict huge casualties on the occupying troops of the Zionist
of government representatives and notable representatives of various Palestinian resistance factions.In his meeting with officials of
Palestinian groups, Amir Abdollahian emphasized that Palestine and the holy al-Quds are still the top concerns in the Islamic world.Amir
Abdollahian viewed the holding of such a meeting with representatives of the Palestinian resistance groups in the Syrian capital as a sign
government was established throughout the historical land of Palestine.Amir Abdollahian asserted that the U.S
and its allies had employed many strategies against Palestine over the years and congratulated the Palestinian people and resistance
organizations for thwarting their schemes.The senior Iranian diplomat went on to say that "Operation Sword al-Quds revealed that the
Resistance and Palestine are alive," adding that even the World Cup demonstrated that Palestine is still alive and that normalizing
will make the Palestinian nation and the Resistance more cohesive.The Iranian foreign minister emphasized that the Resistance is in the best
possible option while making reference to his most recent meetings with Hezbollah chief Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah and Islamic Jihad Secretary
General and Ziad al-Nakhaleh.In other parts of his remarks, Amir Abdollahian discussed current Western conspiracies against Iran and said
that certain parties attempted to undermine Iran by exploiting recent riots through interventions, but that their schemes were thwarted by
