["Verbal Message from President al-Assad to President of Iran, Conveyed by Al-Moallem" - SANA headline]

President Bashar al-Asad sent a verbal message to President Mahmud Ahmadinezhad of Iran on the bilateral relations and the developments in the region.

The message was conveyed by Foreign Minister Walid al-Mu'allim during a meeting with President Ahmadinezhad on Wednesday [4 November].