Pointing out that today the people of Syria and the region believe that Iran is a strong pillar that they can rely on, the President stated, "In the meeting with different resistance groups, we saw that these groups, despite their different tastes, agreed that Iran can be trusted and relied on".
Speaking upon his arrival in Tehran from Damascus on Friday morning, Ayatollah Dr Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi explained the results and achievements of his intensive two-day official trip to Syria, and said, "After 12 years of resistance of the people and the government of Syria against the conspiracies of the enemies and the support of the Islamic Republic of Iran from this resistance and standing, this trip was very important for both countries and the region".
The President described this trip as a turning point in the development of economic, commercial, political and security relations between Iran and Syria and clarified, "This trip was also a way of honouring the resistance of the Syrian people and government against the harsh attacks of the enemies".
Dr Raisi added, "Today, after 12 years of resistance, the change in conditions for the people of Syria and the region is quite evident, and despite the constant importance of security issues and relations, economic and trade issues and interactions are now on the agenda of Syria and the countries of the region".
Stating that Iran and Syria have good capacities and fields for exchanging and cooperating with each other in order to improve the level of economic and trade relations, the President said, "In the several meetings I had with Mr Bashar al-Assad, mainly economic and trade issues and the exchange of mutual capacities of the two countries were discussed".
Ayatollah Raisi pointed out, "The issue of cooperation in the field of energy production and distribution, facilitating economic and commercial cooperation by establishing a joint bank and insurance and reducing trade tariffs between the two countries to zero, strengthening and expanding transit between Iran, Iraq and Syria, the efforts of the Syrian side and Iran's assistance to revive Syria's agricultural, industrial and energy capacities after the war and facilitating pilgrimages between the two countries were among the axes of the 15 cooperation documents signed between the two countries".
Referring to the serious will of Iran and Syria to develop relations and implement agreements made between the two countries, the President said, "In some parts, the implementation of the agreements started in Syria itself, and the Iranian officials started the implementation work in contact with the country, and we hope that these agreements will be implemented as soon as possible".
Dr Raisi mentioned another aspect of this trip as his meeting with the Syrian people and added, "In the meetings and also in the two unplanned encounters we had with the Syrian people upon arrival and in the Hamidiyah market, we witnessed the great interest of the Syrians in the Islamic Republic of Iran".
Pointing out that today the people of Syria and the region believe that Iran is a strong pillar that they can rely on, the President stated, "In the meeting with different resistance groups, we saw that these groups, despite their different tastes, agreed that Iran can be trusted and relied on".
Ayatollah Raisi stated, "In the meeting with various resistance groups, we witnessed that these groups, despite their different tastes, were united and agreed on this statement that according to the words of Martyr Soleimani, the Islamic Republic is a sanctuary and you can trust and rely on him. All the resistance groups emphasised that Iran has defended and supported the resistance movement since the beginning of the victory of the Islamic Revolution".
Emphasising that today the Resistance Front has become a strong and invincible movement that has changed the equations in the region and the world, the President stated, "The signs of this change can be observed, and what is more, the initiative is in the hand of Palestine today".
In the end, thanking the Syrian government and people for the good reception, Dr Raisi expressed hope that this trip, as a strategic trip and interactions like it, will strengthen the relations between friendly countries, including Iran and Syria.