Damascus, SANA- Foreign and Expatriates Minister Fayssal Mikdad met Sunday the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of India Ausaf Sayeed and the accompanying delegation, and discussed bilateral relations between the two countries and means of bolstering them at various areas.
Mikdad stressed the importance of the delegation’s visit which coincides with the launch of the 2nd camp for artificial limb fitments.
“This gesture reflects the depth of human relations between the two friendly peoples, and the support that India offers to Syria in this sector and others,” said Mikdad.
The Minister voiced the Syrian people’s gratitude to Indian government and people for their stances supporting Syria in its fight against terrorism.
Mikdad indicated the difficulties which have been facing Syria at the economic field as a result of terrorism , and the unilateral coercive measures imposed on the Syrian people , and hailed India’s stance rejecting these illegal measures.
Mikdad pointed out the illegal presence of the US occupation and its looting the Syrian wealths in al-Jazeera region, as well as the support provided by the occupation to the terrorist groups.
For his part, Sayeed reviewed the various aspects of bilateral cooperation between the two countries in the economical, technical, educational, commercial, and political fields.
He reiterated his country’s supporting stance for Syria, and stressed the need to promote the relations to achieve the aspiration of the two friendly peoples.
Source: Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA)