RNA - "There is a need to fight against terrorist groups in the region, specially in Syria," President Rouhani said during the phone talk on Saturday.
The Iranian president underlined that Tehran is fully prepared to actively take part in Syria's reconstruction.
"The strategic relations between Iran and Syria will continue and we will proceed with the right path together to serve the interests of the two nations and the countries in the region," he added.
President Rouhani, meantime, congratulated the Syrian nation and government on their victory against the ISIL terrorists, and said, "Some Western powers and their lackeys in the region thought that Daesh (ISIL) would either occupy Iraq and Syria or would commit crimes and wreak havoc in the region for years."
Assad, for his part, expressed gratitude for Iran’s support for Syria in its fight against terrorism, and noted that the recent victories against the ISIL have prompted some of the regional Arab states to adopt “nervous and unreasonable positions” against Iran.
The Syrian president also called for active participation of Iranian private companies in Syria’s reconstruction process.
Iran, Russia and Turkey are acting as the guarantors of a ceasefire in Syria. The three countries joined efforts in late 2016 with the aim of returning peace to the crisis-hit country.
Russia and Iran were allied with the Damascus government, while Turkey supported the anti-Damascus front. Since then, the three counties have taken successful strides on the path to peace, mediating talks between the Syrian government and the foreign-backed opposition.
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