Velayati and his accompanying delegation were greeted at the Damascus international airport by Syrian Minister of Endowments Mohammed Abdul-Sattar al-Seyyed, officials in charge of some Iranian organizations based in Damascus and a number of Syrian political and religious officials.
Velayati, a former foreign minister is also secretary general of the World Assembly of Islamic Awakening.
The two day conference is to open in the Syrian capital city Tuesday.
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