DHAKA: Syrian president Bashar Assad will meet with Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Damascus on Wednesday.

Lebanese newspaper A-Safir reported Sunday, according to Iranian news agency Fars, says the Jerusalem Post.

Far quoted Iranian diplomatic sources as saying Zarif was to embark on a tour of several Mideast countries, including Syria and Lebanon, to discuss bilateral ties and regional developments.

BDST: 2112 HRS, JAN 12, 2014
Edited by Robab Rosan, Current Affairs Editor