“In light of the fact that the global situation is changing rapidly and the domineering powers are declining, Iran and Syria should coordinate when making big decisions,” Ahmadinejad told visiting Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem here on Wednesday.

“If this coordination is conspicuous, the other regional countries will definitely join, and this way a great political, economic, and cultural power will be established in the Middle East region,” he added.

Muallem said that Tehran-Damascus relations are so strong that no country can undermine them.

The Syrian foreign minister also called for the expansion of ties between the two countries.