Iran's Zarif to meet Assad in Damascus

Baghdad, March 5, IRNA - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that he will soon depart for Damascus at the official invitation of the Syrian government and will meet with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. In an interview with Mohammad Javad Zarif on Tuesday, Al-Forat TV network cited that Bashar al-Assad as inviting the Iranian foreign minister to travel to Damascus, and the Iranian foreign minister responded positively to the call and would soon be heading for Syria. Al-Forat TV said on the occasion of the imminent Iranian President's Hassan Rouhani's visit to Syria, it had this exclusive interview with Zarif, and will be aired shortly in detail.