Iran's president offers unwavering support to Syria

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday offered his country's unwavering support to Syria and vowed to stay with the Arab country in the face of threats.

"The Iranian government and nation will remain with the Syrian government and nation to the end of the road," Rouhani said in a meeting with the visiting Syrian parliament speaker Mohammad Jihad al-Laham.

Since the very beginning, when plots of terrorism and sanctions were hatched against Syria, Iran has not forgotten its moral and human commitments to the country and will maintain its support and help to the Syrian nation and government, he said.

"Unfortunately, some regional countries made mis-calculations and thought that the terrorist groups would serve as tools at their disposal," he said, "but sooner or later, the terrorist groups will emerge as the problems for those countries."

After four years of resistance, the enemy of the Syrian nation have become disappointed with their plan to control Damascus, the Iranian president said. "We are certain that the foreigners will not be able to impose their will on Syria," he said.

For his part, al-Laham said that some regional countries have perpetrated the plans of the United States and the West in Syria and this will eventually be in the interest of Israel.

"The Syrian government and nation will never forget the support of the brother and friendly country of Iran," he added.

Iran has vowed "unlimited" support for Syria in its fight against rebels which aim to overthrow the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

Heading a parliamentary delegation, al-Laham arrived in Tehran on Monday for talks on bilateral cooperation as well as developments in the region. Endit