DAMASCUS, April 21 (Xinhua) -- Syria's Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem accused on Sunday "foreign powers" of targeting Syria's pivotal role in the region, according to the state-run SANA news agency.
Al-Moallem made the remarks during his meeting Sunday with the visiting Iranian national security head Alaeddin Boroujerdi, who flew a day earlier for a three-day visit to discuss recent situation with top Syrian officials, including President Bashar al- Assad.
Boroujerdi said Iran supports the efforts exerted by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to face the "aggressive foreign policies, " stressing that Iran stands alongside Syria with all its potentials to face the "conspiracy."
Iran has emerged as a main regional ally of the Syrian government, whose officials have repeatedly stressed support for a political solution to end the Syrian crisis.
The head of Syria's diplomacy voiced his country's rejection of all kinds of foreign intervention, stressing that his government is fighting "terrorist groups" which are seeking to destabilize Syria, and indicating that reforms cannot be achieved but through national dialogue.
