Jalili Departs Damascus For Tehran

Damascus, Aug 8, IRNA – Secretary of Supreme National Security Council Saeed Jalili, at the end of his one-day visit to Syria, departed Damascus for Tehran on Tuesday evening. During his visit, Jalili conferred with President Bashar al-Assad, Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem and head of Syrian National Security Bureau Ali Mamlook. He attended a press conference in the venue of Iran embassy in Damascus and answered questions of Syrian and foreign correspondents. Jalili underlined that recent development in Syria aims to defeat this country as a resistance axis. He also underscored that the sole solution for Syrian problem is democracy and respecting people choice. The Iranian official also met with Lebanese officials in Beirut on Monday./end