Advisor to Iran s President for Cultural Affairs Hesameddin Ashena here on Friday described Iran-Syria relations as strategic.
Ashena made the remarks in a meeting attended by Iranian Minister of Sciences, Research, and Technology Reza Faraji Dana and Syrian Minister of Education Hazvan Alvaz in Paris on the sidelines of a UNESCO meeting.
Ashena noted that the two countries share historical,religious and cultural commonalities.
Pointing to the anti-Iran sanctions imposed by Western countries, he reiterated that that the Syrian nation and government have always stood beside the Iranian nation during its difficult situations.
IRNA