Damascus, SANA- President Bashar al-Assad received on Monday the Iranian Foreign Minister’s senior advisor for special political affairs Ali Asghar Khaji and an accompanying delegation. President al-Assad affirmed that relations between Syria and Iran are deep, pointing out to the importance of boosting cooperation and coordination between the two states in all domains. Earlier, Khaji met Foreign and Expatriates Minister Fayssal Mikdad and Deputy Foreign Minister Bassam Sabbgh. The two sides discussed bilateral relations and the latest regional and international developments. They stressed the need to enhance relations between Syria and Iran and to continue coordination in the interest of the two friendly peoples. In a press statement, Khaji said that his visit to Syria comes as part of tours to discuss issues in the region, especially those related to bilateral relations and determine their future track, indicating that the discussions with Mr. Mikdad focused on joint evaluation of bilateral and regional issues and setting goals regarding them with the aim of boosting relations between the two countries. Khaji added that the new government in his country has the will and determination to enhance the relations in all fields, and this was stressed during the phone call made between President Bashar al-Assad and Iranian President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian. Mazen Eyon
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Geneva, SANA- With the continuation of the Israeli aggression and blockade, the World Health Organization expressed its extreme concern about potential epidemics outbreak in Gaza strip.
There’s extreme concern by WHO from epidemics outbreak that could be happening in Gaza, especially after the discovery of poliovirus in sewage water, warning from the danger of infectious diseases on people’s lives in the strip, Agence France-Press quoted Ayadil Saparbekov, the team lead for health emergencies at WHO in the occupied Palestinian territory, as saying.
The UN official warned that Palestinian people could die as a result from infectious diseases more than war-related injuries.
WHO has reported that poliovirus (variant 2) has been found in at least six wastewater samples in Gaza, the samples have been collected from Environmental monitoring sites in the Gaza Strip.
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