Tehran, Iran, Jan. 21 – Iran’s top national security official travelled to Damascus on Sunday where he met and held talks with Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad. Ali Larijani, the secretary-general of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) and the country’s chief nuclear negotiator, and al-Assad discussed bilateral and regional issues, state media reported. The talks included the subjects of Iraq, Lebanon, and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.The two officials accused the United States of stirring tensions between Shiite and Sunni Muslims.
LarijaniÂ’s visit to the Syrian capital had not been previously announced. His trip came a day after Iraqi President Jalal Talabani returned to Iraq from a landmark trip to Damascus.
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