Saturday 24 January 2009

Assad congratulates Hamas over Palestinian resistance's victory

[ 24/01/2009 - 02:21 PM ]

DAMASCUS, (PIC)-- Syrian president Bashar Al-Assad on Saturday congratulated the Palestinian people and its brave resistance topped by the Hamas Movement over the victory against the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip.

Assad, while receiving a Hamas delegation led by its political bureau chairman Khaled Mishaal, said that the victory would never had taken place without the "legendary" steadfastness of the Palestinian people and its valiant resistance.

The president said that Syria would continue to back the Palestinian people until achieving national goals represented in defeating occupation and establishing the fully sovereign, independent Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital.

Mishaal, for his part, expressed appreciation on behalf of Hamas and the Palestinian people for the Syrian people and leadership's supportive position during the aggression.

He said that Syria is a partner to the victory achieved by the Palestinian people.

The meeting signals the start of a tour for Mishaal of a number of countries that stood by the Palestinian people during the Israeli aggression.

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