President Bashar al-Assad lauded Tuesday the successes made by the people and armed forces of Iraq and Syria against the terrorist organizations.

Those successes, he said, have contributed to curbing the spread of terrorism, adding that further consultation and coordination between Baghdad and Damascus will give a boost to these successes.

The need for this mutual coordination in order to meet the terror dangers facing the two countries and the entire region and world as well was chief among the issues that figured during a meeting that brought the President together with Iraq’s Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari.

President al-Assad said it is yet of great importance to have a real international will to grapple with terrorism and face up to the countries backing it.

Al-Jaafari, for his part, stressed that Iraq stands by the Syrian people and will continue backing up their steadfastness in return for Syria’s ever “honorable” position towards the Iraqi people.

He sounded a confident note on the prospects of the strategic relations between Iraq and Syria, saying they will continue to develop in all areas.

The meeting was attended by Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign and Expatriates Minister Walid al-Moallem, Presidential Political and Media Advisor Bouthaina Shaaban, Deputy Foreign Minister Fayssal Mikdad, Assistant Foreign Minister Hamed Hassan and Iraq’s Ambassador in Damascus Alaa al-Jawadi.

In the same context, the Iraqi Foreign Minister and al-Moallem held a meeting in which they discussed the situation in the region and the terrorist threats their countries are faced with