The remarks were made in a meeting between Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi and Syrian Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Wealth Said Maza Hanidi in Tehran on Tuesday night.
During the meeting the Iranian foreign minister reaffirmed the Islamic Republic's support for the Syrian government and people in all arenas.
The Syrian oil minister thanked Iran for its support of the Syrian government and nation and expressed hope that the two countries would expand their ties in the future.
Iran and Syria have forged an alliance ever since the victory of the Islamic Revolution in Iran (1978) and the two countries' officials exchange visits on a regular basis.
The two countries enjoy strategic relations in a wide variety of fields.
Recently, Iran and Syria endorsed several memoranda of understanding (MoUs) on cooperation in the power, water and health sectors.
The agreements were signed during a visit to Tehran by a senior Syrian delegation in July.
The first MoU was endorsed by the Iranian Energy Ministry and the Syrian Electricity Ministry on supplying electricity as well as transmission and distribution equipment to Syria, building power generation plants and installing automatic remote reading systems in the country by Iran.
Another agreement covered establishment of waste-water treatment plants and setting up a water resource management plan in Syria.
The two countries' officials also discussed sales of medical equipment and medicine to Syria.
Tehran and Damascus agreed to cooperate to export technical and engineering services and implement projects in such areas as water and waste and dam building.
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Iran's top foreign affairs official underlined the country's all-out support for the Syrian government and people against the plots hatched by the enemies.
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