Syrian President Bashar Assad has hailed during talks with Iran”s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei what he called Hizbullah”s major victories in Lebanon.
"I am glad to hold this meeting under the current conditions…including the Islamic resistance”s victories in Lebanon and the consolidation of Hamas” position in Palestine," Assad said in Tehran Sunday.
Assad also met with Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki at the end of his two-day visit to Tehran.
The two leaders discussed bilateral ties and regional affairs, including the situation in Lebanon, the Palestinian territories and Iraq.
The Syrian president earlier met with his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad who said that diplomacy is the only way out of his country”s standoff with the west over its disputed nuclear program.
He also told Assad that Tehran is serious about finding a practical solution to the nuclear crisis.
Iran”s leader made the comments a day after asserting that his country would not give up its "nuclear rights."