The Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei met with the Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad Thursday and urged him to preserve the long-standing resistance-based identity of the country.
In a meeting with the visiting President Bashar al-Assad and his accompanying delegation in Tehran on Thursday, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution considered the resistance as the privileged identity of Syria, emphasizing that Syria’s special position in the region is due to this privileged identity and this important feature must be preserved.
Ayatollah Khamenei thanked Bashar Assad for his presence in Tehran to express his condolences to the people of Iran on the martyrdom of President Raisi, pointing out that the late president of Iran played a significant role in strengthening Iran and Syria relations.
His Eminence added that that Foreign Minister Hussein Amir-Abdollahian also played a great role solidifying the Tehran and Damascus ties.
The Leader further assessed the strengthening of relations between Iran and Syria as important since the two countries are the pillars of the Axis of resistance.
Imam Khamenei stressed that Syria’s privileged identity which is the resistance was formed during the late Hafez Al-Assad reign and with the establishment of the Resistance Front, noting that this identity has always preserved the national unity of Syria.
Emphasizing the necessity of preserving this resistance identity of Syria, Imam Khemenei pointed out that Western countries and their followers in the region intended to overthrow the political system of Syria and remove this country from the equation of the region by waging a war against it.
“But they did not succeed.”
His Eminence added that Western countries are planning to take Syria out of the regional equations with other methods, including promises that they will never hold.
Imam Khamenei praised the firm stances of President Assad, emphasizing that everyone should see the special privilege of the Syrian government which is the resistance.
During the meeting, President Bashar Al-Asad offered his condolences to the leader of the revolution, the government, and the people of Iran, addressing Ayatollah Khamenei and said: “Iranian-Syrian relations are a strategic relationship guided by your excellency and your sovereignty, Sayyed Raisi and Mr. Amir-Abdollahian.”
President Al-Asad referred to the humble, wise, and ethical personality of Sayyed Raisi, describing him as a clear example of the principles and slogans of the Islamic Revolution and added: “Sayyed Raisi had an important influence on the role of the Islamic Republic in the region and the Palestinian issue in the past three years, as well as deepening relations between Iran and Syria.”
President Al-Assad also referred to the issue of resistance in the region and said: “After more than 50 years, the resistance line has progressed in the region and has now become a religious and political approach.”
He confirmed that our position has always been that any retreat against the West will lead to their progress, and he stressed: “I announced a few years ago that the cost of resistance is less than the cost of settlement, and this issue is now very important.
For the Syrian people, this issue is clear, and the recent events in Gaza and the victories of the resistance have proved this issue to the people of the region and shown that resistance is a principle.”
Source: Mehr News Agency
