Syrian President Bashar al-Assad (L) and Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad (R) review honor guards during a welcoming ceremony at the presidential palace in Damascus today (epa) 19 January 2006 -- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says he backs Iran's efforts to develop nuclear technology.
Iran has come under strong international pressure to abandon its nuclear ambitions.
Ahmadinejad called for increased bilateral cooperation and consultations.
Syria is Iran's closest ally. It backed Iran two decades ago in that country's war with Iraq.
(Reuters, dpa, AP)
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