India–Syria relations
{'<entity_0>': 'India–Syria relations', '<entity_1>': 'India', '<entity_2>': 'Syria'}
[['India–Syria relations', 'country', 'India'], ['India–Syria relations', 'country', 'Syria']]
<entity_0> between the <entity_1> and <entity_2> are historic where the two have ancient civilisational ties. <entity_1> supported "<entity_2>’s legitimate right to regain the occupied Golan Heights." Beyond commercial ties, <entity_1> and <entity_2> also have professional exchanges. As long as <entity_1> continues its independent foreign policy, relations between <entity_1> and <entity_2> will grow to mutual advantage." In 2010, on a visit to <entity_2> patil called on Israel to return the Golan Heights: ""<entity_1> has consistently supported all just Arab causes. In the first decade of the 21st century, <entity_1> and <entity_2> also announced areas of mutual benefit to focus more attention on: rock phosphates and fertilisers, cement, the power sector, information technology, education and agro-industries were such areas. In 2009, Indian Petroleum Minister Murli Deora and Syrian Minister of Petroleum and Natural Resources Sufian Al-Alaw signed an agreement at the Petrotech <entity_1> 2009 conference paving the way for ONGC Videsh, the foreign arm of the upstream Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, to explore for oil and natural gas in <entity_2>. In 2006, <entity_2> received investments from <entity_1> worth US$84 million out a total of US$800 million. For their part, <entity_2> also supported a resolution of <entity_1>-Pakistan issues bilaterally through dialogue based on the Simla Agreement (1972) and the Lahore Declaration (1999), while Vajpayee reiterated <entity_1>'s "principled support for the Palestinian and Syrian causes and for the legitimate rights and aspirations in the framework of the UNSC Resolutions as well as the 'land for peace' principle."
['bilateral relation']