Iranian politicians turning to Syria to improve economic ties
Iran is looking at expanding its economic opportunity in the Middle East and in its pursuits, Syria is the one it is targeting at early stages. Given the fact that both the countries are severely under economic depression, Iran has decided to come up with strategies to promote healthier economic ties.
Towards efforts to better economic ties, the Speaker
of the Iranian Parliament Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf arrived in Syria on Tuesday to
discuss the expansion of the economic cooperation between Tehran and Damascus.
He will be meeting with the top political ladder of
the country and discuss future possibilities. Ahead of flying to Syria, the
Iranian leader said that he is visiting Syria on formal invitation of Syrian
leadership and will be going ahead with talks regarding mutual cooperation in
the region.
The speaker also talked about why Syria is so
important to Iran. He said, “Syria is the closest area to Iran that can provide
access to the European markets and the Mediterranean, creating a lot of
opportunities that favor industrial, agricultural, and tourism capacities as
well as favoring cooperation in the area of oil.”
The speaker also hoped that through this visit, other
areas are also moving towards improvement. This includes political and cultural
relations, stressed Qalibaf while discussing future prospects with Iranina and
Syrian businessmen. Other than that, the leader also credited Syrian government
for successfully tackling the threats it faced due to the terror group Daesh.
He highlighted the various efforts being made to
bring back stability to the Syrian economy saying that the country is slowly
moving towards economic development. He attended a press conference after
arriving in Damascus and Speaker of the People’s Assembly of Syria Hamoudah
Sabbaq was also present there.
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