Iranian president arrives in Syria for historic visit

Damascus, The Gulf Observer: Iranian president Raisi arrived in the Syrian capital Damascus on Wednesday morning while heading a high-ranking delegation of Iranian political and economic officials.

He is in Syria on an official invitation from President Bashar al-Assad.

The two presidents are expected to meet in the presidential palace in Damascus where Raisi will receive an official welcome.

Four government ministers, Iran’s top banker and Raisi’s chief of staff and his chief political advisor accompany him in the visit to Syria.

The visit is a first by an Iranian president to Syria in 12 years.

It comes amid growing relations between the two countries that are leading members of a regional alliance against the Zionist regime of Israel.