In a phone call with his Syrian counterpart, Bashar al-Assad, on advent of the holy month of Ramadan, President Ahmadinejad said Muslim nations should use endless blessings of the month to forge stronger ties among themselves.



Al-Assad, congratulating great Iranian nation and government on beginning of the auspicious month, said in return that Iran and Syria share common stances on the most important political and international issues, which can serve their and regional nations’ interests.



He urged further expansion of Tehran-Damascus cooperation on political and international levels and said the gesture will help step up strength of both Iranian and Syrian nations.