Meeting between the President of the Supreme National Defense University and the Syrian Army Deputy Chief of Education

According to the report from the Communications and International Relations Center of the SNDU, Lieutenant General Ali Rashed, the Deputy Chief of Education of the Syrian Army, at the head of a delegation, on Tuesday, June 11,2024 entered the Islamic Republic of Iran as part of a high-ranking Syrian delegation and met and conferred with Major General Dr. Esmail Ahmadi Moghaddam, the esteemed President of the SNDU and the officials of this university.

At the outset of the meeting, Major General Dr. Esmail Ahmadi Moghaddam, after extending a warm welcome, referred to the importance of educational and academic exchanges between the two countries. Subsequently, Lieutenant General Ali Rashed, further emphasized that this visit has been made based on the measures of the leaders of the two countries, the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Arab Republic of Syria, and expressed the hope that the educational and academic exchanges will further strengthen the relations between the two countries.

Major General Rashed, while highlighting the highly valuable experiences gained during the periods of crisis and internal conflicts in Syria, stated: These wars have had negative impacts on the educational programs of the Syrian armed forces, and in the current process, we are seeking to reorganize and reinitiate training across all organizational ranks within the Syrian armed forces.

The Deputy Chief of Education of the Syrian Army, who had visited the International College of the Supreme National Defense University and the status of the educational situation of foreign and Syrian students at the University prior to this meeting, expressed his pleasure at the educational and living conditions of the students in this university, and conveyed his official appreciation and gratitude to the President of SNDU. He added: During the break between the two semesters, when these students were present in Syria, I met with them and inquired about their educational status, and they all expressed complete satisfaction, and this deserves great appreciation and gratitude to the Supreme National Defense University, the General Staff of the Armed Forces, and the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

At the conclusion of this meeting, it was agreed that short-term training courses would be organized and held for Syrian military personnel under the guidance of the Supreme National Defense University, and also for civilian personnel under the direction of the Governance School.