Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus on Tuesday night.
The Iranian foreign minister went straight into talks with President Assad after arriving in the Syrian capital today.
Upon arrival in Damascus, Salehi at the heading of a high-ranking delegation was welcomed by his Syrian counterpart Walid al-Mualem and a number of other Syrian officials.
Salehi's visit to Syria comes right after his brief visit to Jordan earlier in the day and upon an invitation by the Syrian foreign minister.
Earlier in the day, Salehi met with top Jordanian officials, including his Jordanian counterpart, Nasser Judeh, Prime Minister Abdullah Nsour and King Abdullah II.
During his talks in Amman, the Iranian official reiterated Tehran’s support for the Syrian people and government, and voiced the Islamic Republic’s strong opposition to any foreign intervention in Syria.
He also called on the Syrian government and the opposition to resolve the country’s crisis through negotiations.
