Foreign and Expatriates Minister Fayssal Mikdad has met a delegation from the Indian Ministry of External Affairs headed by Sridharan Madhusudhanan, the Joint Secretary at the Ministry.
Minister Mikdad stressed the deeply-rooted bilateral ties binding the two countries and the importance of upgrading them, along with holding the meeting of the joint committee of the economic cooperation as soon as possible.
Mikdad hailed India’s stance during the earthquake, noting to the impacts of the unilateral economic sanctions imposed by the US and the EU on Syria.
Sridharan affirmed that his visit and the meeting he held with several officials is to see closely all issues related to issues of bilateral cooperation that are being worked on between the Syrian and Indian sides, in addition to exploring other areas and ways of cooperation in a way that serves the common interest of the two friendly countries and peoples.
Source: Syrian Arab News Agency