Syria, Iran sign a number of agreements

Syria and Iran have signed several agreements on cooperation in electricity, industry, oil, and investment, media reported on Tuesday.

The agreements came during visits here by a number of senior Iranian officials, including Ali Akbar Velayati, foreign affairs advisor to supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and Rostam Qasemi, chairman of the Iranian-Syrian Economic Relations Development Committee, Xinhua news agency reported citing Syrian state TV.

Iran has emerged as a staunch ally of Damascus in the long-running conflict gripping Syria.

The recent spate of visits by Iranian officials is seen as Tehran's message that it would continue supporting the government of President Bashar al-Assad.