TEHRAN (FNA)- Syrian President Bashar Assad said Monday that the primary aim of terrorists fighting in Syria is to spread radical ideology among civilians to undermine the foundations of civil society.
Bashar Assad said during a meeting with Chrysostomos II, the archbishop of Nova Justiniana and All Cyprus that one ofthe main goals ofthe unprecedented terrorist attack onSyria is spreading takfiri mentality and practices toundermine Syria's diverse and harmonious social fabric, Sputnik reported.
A delegation fromCyprus, headed bythe archbishop, arrived inDamascus ona working visit tomeet withthe head ofstate, members ofthe local clergy and secular authorities.
Fundamentalism has gained momentum inthe Middle East sincethe start ofthe civil war inSyria in2011.