Syria's President Bashar al-Assad (R) meets with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Damascus on October 5, 2024. AFP
"The most important issue today is the ceasefire, especially in Lebanon and in Gaza," he told reporters.
"There are initiatives in this regard, there have been consultations that we hope will be successful."
Araghchi's visit to Damascus, his first since he took office in August, comes almost a year after Israel's war on Gaza began in October.
"The purpose of my trip to Damascus is to continue consultations regarding the developments in the region," Araghchi said.
His meetings in the Syrian capital follow a visit to Beirut Friday during which he voiced support for a truce in Lebanon acceptable to Hezbollah "simultaneously with a ceasefire in Gaza".
Araghchi travelled to Damascus by air after Lebanon said an Israeli air strike on Friday severed the main international highway linking the two countries.
Iran has been a staunch ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad throughout the civil war that erupted in 2011 following the suppression of anti-government protests.
*This story was edited by Ahram Online.
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