IRNA � Iranian foreign minister's assistant for political affairs Hossein Jaberi-Ansari met Syrian President Bashar al-Assad soon after arrival in Damascus on Monday.

He is also to meet some other Syrian authorities and discuss most recent developments regarding Syria.

The meetings are on a regular basis; in the meetings, the most recent political moves of Iran in Astana Talks and other moves regarding Syria are presented to the Syrian Government.

Jaberi-Ansari had visited Syria three times in the past on year.