Speaker Nabih Berri and Syria’s ambassador to Lebanon Friday discussed “Israeli-Western schemes” in the Syrian civil war, a statement from Berri’s office reported.
Following the meeting, held at Berri’s residence in Ain al-Tineh, Ambassador Ali Abdel Karim said he had spoken with the speaker about the current situation in Syria and what he described as the West’s attempt to “besiege and weaken” Syria economically, according to the statement.
Berri’s Amal Movement is allied with Damascus, and has called for its return to the Arab League.
On Tuesday, Syrian state news agency SANA quoted Syrian President Bashar Assad as saying the Trump administration's decision to designate Iran's Revolutionary Guard a terrorist organization was an "irresponsible move."
Syria is in the grip of a severe fuel crisis aggravated by sanctions on the Assad government and Iran, its close ally.
Tehran has given the Syrian government billions of dollars in aid and sent Iran-backed fighters to battle alongside its forces - assistance that, along with Russian air power, has helped turn the tide in Assad's favor.
SANA quoted had Assad as saying that the U.S. designation of the Revolutionary Guard "is a continuation of the wrong policies adopted by the United States and could be considered as one of the factors of instability in the region."
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