TEHRAN, JULY 20, SPA -- SPEAKER OF THE IRANIAN SHOURA COUNCIL GHULAM ADEL HAS EXPRESSED ANXIETY AND CONCERN OVER THE DETERIORATING SITUATION IN THE REGION. THE REMARKS OF GHULAM ADEL CAME IN A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION LAST NIGHT WITH HIS SYRIAN COUNTERPART MAHMOUD AL-ABRASH. GHULAM ADEL EXPRESSED APPRECIATION FOR THE EFFORTS EXERTED BY THE SYRIAN GOVERNMENT TO EASE SUFFERINGS OF THE LEBANESE PEOPLE. HE EXPRESSED SORROW OVER THE SILENCE OF THE INTERNATIONAL QUARTERS AND ORGANIZATIONS TOWARDS THE DEVELOPMENTS IN LEBANON. ON HIS PART, MAHMOUD AL-ABRAH PRAISED THE EFFORTS EXERTED BY IRAN TO SUPPORT THE PALESTINIANS AND LEBANESE, AND REITERATED THE DETERMINATION OF SYRIA ON EXTENDING SUPPORT TO THE LEBANESE RESISTANCE. Mahmoud al-Abrash underlined the importance of cooperation of Iran and Syria for extending support to the Lebanese and Palestinians. --SPA 20/07/2006 11:26 ت م www.spa.gov.sa/376845