Syria and Ukraine will have a strategic partnership at the political, economic and social levels, Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaybani has said.

"There will be strategic partnerships between us and Ukraine on the political, economic and social levels, and scientific partnerships," Asaad Hassan al-Shibani said a briefing in Damascus on Monday.

He stressed that “the Syrian people and the Ukrainian people have the same experience and the same suffering that we endured over 14 years.”

The minister added that today they welcome the official Ukrainian delegation.

As reported, a Ukrainian delegation led by Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha arrived in Damascus on Monday on an official visit.