TEHRAN (FNA)- Chairman of the Iranian Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Alaeddin Boroujerdi and General Secretary to the Syrian Prime Minister Tisir Al-Zaabi, in a meeting in Tehran, voiced their countries' will and determination to upgrade the level of the bilateral relations between the two nations more than ever despite the existing barriers.During the Tuesday meeting, the senior Iranian parliamentarian expressed hope that the ongoing obstacles on the way of enhanced bilateral cooperation would be removed as soon as possible through joint efforts by the Iranian and Syrian officials.
Al-Zaabi, for his part, expressed appreciation for Irans support for the Syrian government and people since the outbreak of the crisis in the Arab country, and hoped for further expansion of bilateral relations between Tehran and Damascus in all fields.
On Tuesday, Iranian Minister of Road and Urbanization Abbas Akhoundi, in a meeting with Al-Zaabi, voiced Irans preparedness to help hold an international conference on reconstruction of Syria. Iran is ready to help hold a conference on reconstruction in Syria in an appropriate time , Akhoundi said.
The Iranian road and urbanization minister underlined that the international conference can play an effective role in the reconstruction of Syria.
I am optimistic about the future of Syria and I think that in the housing and transportation sections we can have further cooperation and the Iranian Railway can be connected to Syria via Iraq, Akhoundi added.
Al-Zaabi, for his part, pointed to the latest status of the Syrian government, and said, Syrian cities are under government control and tranquility will return to Syria.
Syria has been experiencing unrest since March 2011 with organized attacks by well-armed gangs against the Syrian police, border guards, statesmen, army and civilians being reported across the country.
Thousands of people have been killed since terrorist and armed groups turned protest rallies into armed clashes.
The government blames outlaws, saboteurs, and armed terrorist groups for the deaths, stressing that the unrest is being orchestrated from abroad.
By Fars News Agency
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