Syrian citizens are casting ballots on Wednesday at the Syrian embassies in several capitals worldwide to elect a president for the country which has been witnessing a deadly crisis since the year of 2011.

Syrian citizens are casting ballots on Wednesday at the Syrian embassies in several capitals worldwide to elect a president for the country which has been witnessing a deadly crisis since the year of 2011.

In Iran, Syrians headed to the polling rooms set at the Syrian Embassy HQ in Tehran.
Syria's Ambassador to Iran Adnan Mahmoud said that holding elections at the Syrian Embassy in Tehran and our embassies around the world is "a translation of the Syrian people's will through the ballot boxes", official news agency reported on Wednesday.

The elections also represent their national choices for the upcoming stage, on top of which being restoring stability to the country and adhering to sovereignty and national unity, SANA quoted the Syrian ambassador to Iran as saying.

In Russia, Syrians headed since 7 a.m. to their country's Embassy for electing a president.
Two rooms were prepared in the Embassy for citizens to elect secretly and in a democratic atmosphere, SANA reported.

Meanwhile, the Syrian citizens living in Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) went to participate in the presidential elections at the Syrian Embassy in Pyongyang.

The DPRK Foreign Ministry expressed solidarity with the Syrian Embassy, wishing the presidential elections process be success, as it also stressed its constant support to Syria in the international forums.