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Iran, Syria sign all-round economic deals to enhance ties

Xinhua, January 17, 2017 Adjust font size:

Iran and Syria signed five cooperation agreements on Tuesday to boost bilateral relations in various areas, Tasnim news agency reported.

The documents were signed during a ceremony attended by Iranian First Vice-President Es'haq Jahangiri and the visiting Syrian Prime Minister Imad Khamis.

According to the agreements, the two countries will cooperate in agriculture, mining as well as oil and gas sectors.

The Syrian government also awarded a license to an Iranian mobile phone network operator to work in the Arab country, the report said.

Iran is a major regional ally of the Syrian government and has supported it a number of ways to survive against the wave of violence and disturbance in the Arab state in the past years. Endit