Zarif congratulates Syria's new FM on appointment

Tehran, Nov 22, IRNA – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a telephone conversation late on Sunday congratulated the new Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad on his appointment to the post. During the phone conversation, Zarif once again extended his condolences on the death of the late Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem and stressed continuation of strategic cooperation between the two countries.