Iranian Defense Minister Amir Hatami has arrived in Damascus to meet senior Syrian officials, the ministry said.
Hatami is expected to hold meetings with his Syrian counterpart and heads of the Syrian Armed Forces, the defense ministry said in a statement on its website.
Speaking to the media upon his arrival in the Syrian capital, the top military official announced that Tehran hopes to have “active participation in the reconstruction of Syria.”
The aim of the trip is also to develop “bilateral cooperation” with the Arab Republic, according to the statement.