Mikdad congratulates Abdollahian on assumption of the post of Iran’s foreign minister

Damascus, SANA- Dr. Fayssal Mikdad, Foreign and Expatriates Minister expressed warm congratulations for the new Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Hossein Amir Abdollahian, on his assumption of this post. Minister Mikdad said, in a cable he sent to Minister Abdollahian on this occasion, that his assumption of the post was met with comfort by whoever knows his experience in the international and regional affairs. Minister Mikdad also wished success for the new Iranian Minister, and the continuation of the standing cooperation between the foreign ministries in the two countries in a way that would serve the joint interests of the two countries and would enhance their steadfastness in the face of the arrogant global powers.