A phone call took place yesterday between Faisal Mekdad, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, and Nabil Amar, the Tunisian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Immigration, and Tunisians Abroad. The call stressed the importance of strengthening relations and ongoing consultation and coordination between Syria and Tunisia in various fields. Meanwhile, the Indian Minister of State for External Affairs arrived in Damascus yesterday, scheduled to meet senior Syrian officials today.
The “SANA” agency reported that Mekdad, during the phone call with his Tunisian counterpart, conveyed greetings from President Bashar al-Assad to President Kais Saied of Tunisia.
During the call, both ministers discussed the importance of strengthening bilateral relations between the two brotherly countries, following directives from Presidents Assad and Saied. In this regard, they stressed the importance of enhancing positive situations in the Arab arena, which would reflect positively on the issues and challenges facing Arab countries.
Mekdad stressed that Syria is taking all measures to strengthen the fraternal relations between the two countries, including arrangements made by the Syrian side to reopen the Syrian embassy in the Tunisian capital, and to appoint an ambassador for the Syrian Arab Republic to Tunisia in the near future.
The Tunisian Foreign Minister, for his part, stressed the importance of moving forward in enhancing Syrian-Tunisian relations, given the mutual interests and common goals linking the two brotherly countries. He emphasized the importance of continued consultation and coordination between Tunisia and Syria in various fields.
In another context, Indian Minister of State for External Affairs V. Muraleedharan arrived in Damascus yesterday afternoon. “Al-Watan” learned that Muraleedharan met yesterday with Syrian students who received scholarships to study in India as part of the Indian scholarship program.
“SANA” quoted Muraleedharan saying during an event organized by the Indian Embassy in Damascus, that India has always been a partner for Syria in various fields, including education. The aim is to provide opportunities for Syrian students to study at the best Indian universities, contributing to the improvement of their societies. He specified that the scholarships are in engineering and medicine and all facilitations would be provided to cover the costs of studying and living.
Ibrahim highlighted the importance of the scholarships provided by India this year to Syrian students, due to the diversity of specializations, especially in the field of medical sciences, information technology, and smart systems.
Bilal, in his speech, affirmed the depth of historical relations between Syria and India, both governments and people. He commended the importance of scholarships and India’s support for Syria in various fields.
Muraleedharan is scheduled to meet senior Syrian officials today to discuss developing relations between the two countries on all fronts. He will visit the National Authority for Information Technology Services, accompanied by the Minister of Communications and Technology, Iyad Al-Khatib, to examine the courses conducted by the Syrian-Indian “Next Generation” Center of Excellence in Information Technology. He will discuss plans to develop its working mechanisms at the headquarters of the National Authority for Information Technology Services, located opposite the Sahara complex.
