TABNAK, Oct, 05: He was accompanied by a diplomatic delegation in the trip.
Araqchi plans to meet with high-ranking Syrian officials to discuss bilateral ties and regional developments. He had visited Lebanon ahead of his trip to Damascus.
“The Islamic Republic supports efforts made in line with a simultaneous truce in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon. Iran supports the efforts for a ceasefire, provided that first, the rights of the Lebanese people are respected and it is accepted by the Resistance, and second, it comes simultaneously with a ceasefire in Gaza,” he said in a presser in Beirut on Friday.
The Islamic Republic of Iran supports Lebanon’s efforts to confront the Zionist atrocities, he said voicing full confidence that the Lebanese nation will emerge victorious.
He added, "We have always been and will always be in direct contact with our friends in Lebanon, and now it was necessary to have close consultations”.
Commenting on the Iranian missile operation last Tuesday, Araqchi said the step was in self-defense and in response to attacks on Iran’s interests by the Zionist regime.