Damascus, SANA-President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday received Director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Mariano Grossi, and the accompanying delegation.
President al-Assad discussed with Grossi cooperation between Syria and the International Agency in the peaceful programs and projects, particularly in the fields of health, cancer treatments, agriculture, and scientific research.
Grossi, for his part, stressed the importance of building a constructive and continuous dialogue between the International Agency and Syria.
Earlier, Foreign and Expatriates Minister Fayssal Mikdad discussed with Grossi the efforts exerted by Syria to boost cooperation with the Agency and means to remove impacts that impede this cooperation.
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