Syria’s Bashar Assad invites Iran FM Zarif to visit Damascus

Syria’s Bashar Assad invites Iran FM Zarif to visit Damascus
Updated 27 February 2019
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Syria’s Bashar Assad invites Iran FM Zarif to visit Damascus

Syria’s Bashar Assad invites Iran FM Zarif to visit Damascus

LONDON: Syrian President Bashar Assad on Wednesday invited Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif to visit Damascus, state news agency IRNA reported, without specifying a date for the trip.
Zarif tendered his resignation two days ago but Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani rejected it on Wednesday, calling it “against national interests.”
More to follow.