Velayati: Aleppo liberation was major victory

EghtesadOnline: Head of the Strategic Research Center of Iran's Expediency Council Ali Akbar Velayati said on Sunday that Aleppo liberation was a major victory.

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01 January 2017

He made the remarks in a meeting with the Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem, IRNA reported.

Both enemies and friends have confessed that Aleppo liberation was a major victory, Velayati noted.

He said that the Islamic Republic of Iran has enjoyed strategic long-standing ties with Syria since the time when Hafez Assad was in power.

The official underlined that Iran would continue strategic relations with Syria.