Europe News Desk !!!Iran’s Information and Communication Technology Minister Issa Zarpour has said that his country will help Syria in building a communication satellite. Government media gave this information. The minister made the statement during a meeting during his two-day visit to the Syrian capital, Damascus, news agency IRNA reported on Friday. He said that during the visit he signed a memorandum of understanding with the Syrian side and attended a meeting with Syrian Minister of Communications and Technology Iyad Mohammed al-Khatib and his representatives, Xinhua news agency reported. Several agreements have been signed to promote the export of Iranian communication products to Syria. He said the two sides also discussed the participation of private Iranian companies in the development of essential Syrian infrastructure, among other bilateral issues. He said that Iran is among the 10 countries in the world that are capable of making satellites and launching them into low Earth orbit. Zarpour was part of a high-level delegation accompanying Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi on a two-day visit to Syria. Raisi visited Syria from Wednesday to Thursday for wide-ranging political and economic talks with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
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