Syria's President Bashar al-Assad stands with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in Damascus, Syria, in this handout released by SANA on May 3, 2023. SANA/Handout via REUTERS
The presidents of Iran and Syria on Wednesday signed a long-term strategic cooperation agreement, including a memorandum of understanding on oil industry cooperation, the Syrian state news agency reported.
The signing came during a visit by Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi to Damascus for talks with his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad, in the first such visit by an Iranian head of state since war broke out in Syria in 2011.
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad shakes hands with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi during the signing of cooperation agreement in Damascus, Syria May 3, 2023. REUTERS/Yamam al Shaar
(Reporting by Maya Gebeily; Writing by Nadine Awadalla; Editing by Gareth Jones)
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi are pictured during the signing of cooperation agreement in Damascus, Syria May 3, 2023. REUTERS/Yamam al Shaar
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