Iran to Continue Backing Syrian Nation, Government: Rouhani
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani hailed the resistance of the Syrian government and people against foreign-backed terrorist groups in the Arab country, saying that Tehran is determined to side with Damascus to the end of the crisis.
Speaking in a Tuesday meeting with Syrian parliament Speaker Mohammad Jihad al-Laham in Tehran, Rouhani expressed optimism about the ultimate victory of the Syrian nation and army in the fight against terrorists.
"Undoubtedly, in the war between the truth and falsehood, the former is victorious," he said, adding that "We are confident that foreign countries will not be able to impose their conditions on the Syrian nation."
The President further emphasized that after four years of Syrian resistance, the hopes of Syria’s enemies, who had planned to take control of Damascus in just a few months, have been shattered.
He also said the Iranian people and government will continue supporting the Syrian nation and stand by it to the end of the crisis.
The Syrian parliament speaker, for his part, said his country would never forget the supports provided by the Iranian nation.
Heading a high-ranking parliamentary delegation, Laham arrived in Tehran on Monday to hold bilateral talks with a number of Iranian officials on a range of issues, including the latest developments in the region.
Syria has been gripped by civil war since March 2011 with Takfiri terrorists from the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) currently controlling parts of it, mostly in the east.
The US and its regional allies have been supporting the militants operating inside Syria for more than four years.