TEHRAN - Iranian Minister of Transport and Urban Development Rostam Qassemi has met with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the Syrian Arab Republic Faisal Mekdad in Tehran and discussed economic cooperation.
The two countries officials in the meeting discussed increased mutual cooperation through private sectors.
Qassemi said that Iran and Syria had fruitful collaborations in different fields, added that economic cooperation has not been fulfilled as expected and they have to be implemented practically following previous negotiations and MoUs.
Iran and Syria need to expand economic relations through the private sector. In this sense, co-production is a good ground for economic cooperation, he added.
Mekdad, for his part, appreciated the assistance of Iran to Syrian government and nation against terrorism, and said, “The countries that stood by the Syrian people during hard times will also stay with us in reconstruction of Syria. We welcome Iranian companies in Syria reconstruction process.”
“Many MoUs have been signed between the two countries that have to be implemented. Also we welcome strategic and comprehensive agreements with Iran in order to expand relations,” he added.
Mekdad pointed to the pressures exerted by the U.S. against the two countries, and mentioned that it will not harm the two countries’ determination for continued cooperation.
The Syrian Minister emphasized holding the meeting for High Commission for Economic Cooperation.