Ahmadinejad in Syria, backs Palestinian resistance

From Al Bawaba:

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in his meeting with his Syrian counterpart Bashar Al-Assad on Thursday that "We are two united brothers who will remain united."

Earlier, Ahmadinejad said that his country is duty-bound to fully support the resistance of the Palestinian nation. He made the remarks in a meeting with the Secretary-General of the Islamic Jihad Movement of Palestine Ramadan Abdullah Shalah in Damascus.

At the meeting, the Iranian president, according to Irna, underlined that the Palestinian factions should forge unity and continue resistance to attain victory. The time is now ripe to put up vigilant defence to safeguard genuine Islam, he said.

"Great victories will be attained after hardships," he said. The Islamic Republic of Iran will spare no efforts to assist the Palestinian nation and will fulfill its grave responsibility to this end, he said.

Israel has suffered heavy defeats in recent years, he said, adding that the usurper regime was now trying to reconstruct its shattered image and make good on its defeats. For this reason, regional countries, Palestinians and Lebanese should maintain their vigilance.

Some of recent "seditious acts and conspiracies" in Palestine were masterminded by the Zionist regime, Ahmadinejad said, adding that no doubt that the Israelis try to resolve the issue as quickly as possible in order to mastermind other plots in the region.

Unity, solidarity, patience and resistance are the key to success for the Palestinian resistance movement, he said.