Pak Sahafat – In recent years, the Pakistani government has opposed any attempt by regional and extra-regional powers to change governments, including the legal government in Syria, and in this regard, the appointment of the new ambassador of the Syrian Arab Republic in Pakistan is considered to be an expression of Damascus’s determination to strengthen bilateral relations with Islamabad.
According to Pak Sahafat News Agency’s report from Pakistan’s official sources, during the meeting with the President of Pakistan in Islamabad, the new ambassador of Syria presented to his Pakistani counterpart the message of “Bashar Assad”, the President of the Arab Republic of Syria, as a preparation for further strengthening bilateral relations.
During the meeting with Ramiz Al-Rai, the President of Pakistan, Arif Alavi, said that the appointment of Syria’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Pakistan is a new step in the direction of strengthening relations between the two friendly and brotherly countries.
Alavi emphasized: Pakistan-Syria bilateral relations are based on mutual respect and there are good prospects for strengthening cooperation between them in various fields.
The President of Pakistan supported the stability, security and peace in this Arab country by wishing Bashar al-Assad a strong position and the pride of the Syrian government and people.
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Presenting the message of the president of this country, the ambassador of Syria announced the readiness of Damascus to strengthen cooperation with Islamabad and open bilateral cooperation in various fields.
With the beginning of the Syrian crisis in 2011, the government of Pakistan refused to take a position against the legitimate government of Bashar al-Assad, despite the lobbying of some Arabs in the region and the pressure of extra-regional powers. Islamabad has repeatedly announced that it stands by Damascus in difficult situations and will continue to develop bilateral relations.
Although Saudi Arabia tried to involve Pakistan in regional conflicts by forming a self-proclaimed military coalition, Islamabad remained neutral towards Syria.
In 1970, Hafez Assad, the President of the Syrian Republic, traveled to Pakistan in order to participate in the conference of heads of Islamic countries.
In 2010, a high-level political and economic delegation headed by the President of Pakistan, Asif Ali Zardari, traveled to Damascus and met with the President of Syria, Bashar al-Assad, regarding the ways to expand relations.
Since the beginning of the Syrian crisis, the government of Pakistan, which has always been under pressure from some Middle Eastern countries to take aligned positions against Damascus, not only did not give in to partisan positions, but continued to develop diplomatic and political relations with Syria.