TEHRAN — Following consultations between Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Iran opened a consulate in the Syrian city of Aleppo on Saturday.
The Syrian authorities agreed to request by Iran to open consulate in Aleppo after they received a confirmation letter by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Syrian Arab Republic.
The consulate was officially launched through a video conference by the Iranian and Syrian foreign ministers as well as the Iranian ambassador in Damascus.
SA/PA
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