President al-Assad receives Khaji.. affirms necessity of continuing work of Committee of discussing constitution without foreign intervention

Damascus, SANA-President Bashar al-Assad received on Wednesday, Ali Asghar Khaji, Senior Aide of the Iranian Foreign Minister and the accompanying delegation.

Talks during the meeting dealt with the strategic relations between Syria and Iran and aspects of bilateral relations, particularly in the economic domain in a way that helps the Syrian people confront the blockade and the coercive unilateral measures imposed on the country.

Consultations were held on a number of issues related to the political side, including the meetings convened within Astana track formula and the need for building on what has been achieved in the previous meetings and topics put on the agenda of the upcoming meeting in Russian city of Sochi.

The talks also tackled the meetings of the committee of discussing the constitution in Geneva, with the two sides affirming the necessity of continuing the work of this committee without any foreign intervention according to the bases of procedures agreed upon and in a clear method and mechanism starting from discussing the basic principles then moving to the details.

The meeting also dealt with the latest developments in Syria, Iran and the region.

In the same context, Foreign and expatriates Minister, Faysal Mikdad, met Khaji and the accompanying delegation. The two sides discussed bilateral relations and means of enhancing them in addition to the developments of situation in Syria and the region, referring  to the importance of communication and consultation between the two countries to coordinate stances in the interests of the two brotherly peoples.

Both sides also discussed preparations for the upcoming Astana meetings and the outcomes of the last round of the meetings of the committee of discussing the constitution.

Viewpoints were identical on the importance of preserving the political process, led and owned by Syria without any external intervention and rejecting any attempts to impose any agendas or pre-made timetables for the work of the committee.

Bushra Dabin/ Mazen Eyon