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Al-Halqi and Rahimi Hold Session of Talks..Syria and Iran Determined to Overcome Challenges
During a session of joint talks, al-Halqi and Rahimi reviewed the situation and the challenges to which the two countries are exposed due to their adherence to national interests and rights, stressing determination to foil these challenges and achieve victory.
Al-Halqi briefed the Iranian senior official on the economic situation in Syria and the suffering it endures because of the unfair siege and the economic sanctions, particularly the losses in the sectors of petroleum, gas and electricity due to the attacks of the armed terrorist groups.
Rahimi, for his part, appreciated the historic stances of Syria and its support to Iran during the difficult stages, renewing Iran's support to Syria, as government and people, as well as boosting the constituents of its steadfastness.
He underlined that Iran will offer what Syria needs of aids and basic materials, particularly in the fields of oil and electricity, expressing confidence that Syria will overcome the crisis and come out of it victorious.
Later, Rahimi held a dinner banquet in honor of the Prime Minister and the accompanying delegation.
In a similar meeting, al-Halqi and Saeed Jalili, Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, underlined the strong and deep cooperation relations as well as the historic friendship between the two countries and peoples.
The two sides underlined the need for taking all measures to promote the economic ties to the level of the strategic political relations between Syria and Iran.
During the meeting, Jalili underscored support to Syria in it struggle against the challenges and conspiracies to which it is exposed.
The Prime Minister also discussed with Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salihi the bilateral relations and the latest developments in the region.
Al-Halqi and Salihi said that Syria and Iran, through their cooperation, stand against the projects and plots which aim at striking the resistance and destabilizing the region's security and stability.
Salihi also expressed his country's support to the factors of Syria struggle in the face of challenges.
The Syrian Prime Minister affirmed that the political program to solve the crisis in Syria, as presented by President Bashar al-Assad, constitutes the way out of the crisis, solving it through dialogue and peaceful resolutions.
"The government works for taking the best mechanisms to carry out that initiative and calls on all national parties, civil and economic activities to hold dialogues that pave the way for convening a national conference for dialogue that creates the basis to come out of the current crisis and achieve the national reconciliation," al-Halqi added.
He appreciated Iran for its initiatives which call for solving the crisis in Syria through dialogue and peaceful ways and rejecting the foreign intervention in Syria's domestic affairs.
Later, al-Halqi discussed with the Iranian Security Minister Haidar Moslehi cooperation between the two countries and the joint commitment to promote it in all fields in the interests of the two countries.
"The universal conspiracy and terrorism against Syria come in the framework of targeting resistance method in the region and imposing projects which come in the service of the Israeli and US interests," Moslehi said.
The Syrian Ministers, members of the Syrian accompanying delegation and Governor of Central Bank of Syria held bilateral meetings with their Iranian counterparts during which they discussed joint cooperation among their ministries and the affiliated sectors as well as means of developing the relations of cooperation.
The meetings basically concentrated on cooperation in the fields of petroleum, gas, electricity, economy and finance as well health and services.
The Prime Minister arrived in Tehran on Tuesday on top of a Syrian official delegation upon an invitation by the First Vice President of Iran Mohammad Riza Rahimi.
Upon his arrival to the Iranian Presidential HQ, official welcome ceremonies were held for him.
He was received by Rahimi and a number of Iranian Ministers along with Syria's Ambassador in Tehran, Dr. Adnan Mahmoud.
The Premier was accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister for the Services Affairs, Minister of Local Administration Omar Ghalawanji, Minister of the State's Presidential affairs Mansour Azzam, Minister of Finance Mohammad Jleilati, Health Minister Saad al-Naief, Secretary General of the Cabinet Taiyser al-Zo'bi, Central Bank of Syria Governor Adib Mayaleh and Assistant of Foreign and Expatriates Minister Ahmad Arnous.
Syrian Arab news agency - SANA - Syria : Syria news ::
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President Ahmadinejad.. No Solution to Crisis in Syria without halting violence
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran affirmed his confidence that the Syrian people will overcome the difficult conditions adding "Syria will cross the crisis it encounters into the land of safety."
"No solution to the crisis except by the halt of violence through dialogue, national understanding, democracy and elections," President Ahmadinejad said during a meeting with Syrian Prime Minister Wael al-Halqi on Tuesday.
He expressed support to Syria, as government and people, to restore stability and face different challenges as well as backing efforts of reform and the peaceful solution to the crisis in Syria.
He called on the governments of Syria and Iran to boost bilateral cooperation and to take all necessary measures to develop it in the interests and aspirations of the two peoples.
Al-Halqi, for his part, briefed the Iranian President on what Syria is encountering of terrorism, backed by international powers, affirming the Syrian people's capability to face these challenges and overcome them.
He pointed out to the difficulties which face the national economy and the losses in the sectors of oil, gas and electricity due to the acts of the armed terrorist groups.
During the meeting, the talks dealt with issues related to the bilateral cooperation that were discussed by both countries' delegations, particularly regarding cooperation in economy and providing gas, Fuel and supporting electricity.
The Iranian President called for taking all means to provide the basic needs for the Syrian people.
Syrian Arab news agency - SANA - Syria : Syria news ::
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Syria, Iran Discuss Cooperation Relations
The delegation tasked with preparation of the visit of the Prime Minister Weal al-Halqi to Iran discussed with the Iranian side the cooperation in the fields of economy, commerce, health, electricity and petroleum.
Secretary- General of the Cabinet, Tayseer al-Zoubi, on Monday stressed the importance of developing the economic relations as to enhance the steadfastness of the peoples of the two countries.
Al-Zoubi expressed appreciation for the stances of Iran in support of the Syrian people and government.
For his part, Hassan Kazemi Qomi, Adviser to Vice President of Iran reiterated Iran's support to the Syrian people and government in the face of the terrorists war led by the west and some of the region's countries.
Kazemi stressed that al-Halqi's visit will contribute to supporting the two countries' economies and enhancing their ability to face the economic war against them.
The two sides highlighted the importance of benefitting from the measures taken to facilitate the exchange of goods and merchandizes between the two countries.
The meeting was attended by Dr. Adnan Mahmoud, Syria's Ambassador to Iran.
Syrian Arab news agency - SANA - Syria : Syria news ::
