Rector of the University of Islamic Denominations of Iran met Syria’s Ambassador to Tehran on Sunday, discussing means of bolstering joint scientific, cultural, and academic cooperation between the two countries.

Iran PressIran news: During the meeting held at the headquarters of the Syrian Embassy in Tehran, Shafiq Dayoub stressed the importance of scientific cooperation between the two countries.

“In recent years, we have been partners in the war against terrorism and we hope to be partners in reconstructing what has been destroyed by terrorism in Syria, particularly the educational infrastructure which was greatly damaged as a result of the terrorist acts,” he added.

He underlined that the work is still going strong to enhance the cooperation in the scientific and the technological fields where a draft of the agreement has been prepared in this regard to be signed in the near future, stressing the strong links between the two countries.

For his part, Seyed Mohammad Hosseini said that the relations between Iran and Syria will witness further development and cooperation during the new stage in scientific, cultural, and economic domains.

Hosseini affirmed that wide popular participation in the presidential elections indicates the defeat of the enemies of Syria and the triumph of the resistance.

Hosseini expressed the readiness of the University of Islamic Denominations of Iran to admit Syrian students at all academic levels.

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