Damascus - Sana
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Dr. Faisal Miqdad, discussed today with Major General Jibril Rajoub, Secretary of the Central Committee of the Palestinian National Liberation Movement “Fatah” and the accompanying delegation, the situation in Syria, Palestine and the region.
At the beginning of the meeting, Major General Rajoub handed Minister Miqdad a message addressed to President Bashar al-Assad by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
Minister Miqdad affirmed Syria's support for the Palestinian people to restore their legitimate and inalienable rights, including the establishment of their independent state on their land, pointing out that Syria and Palestine face the Israeli occupation and its aggressions, practices and violations of international legitimacy on an ongoing basis, noting the importance of unifying Palestinian factions and dialogue among them for the benefit of the Palestinian people.
Minister Miqdad also condemned the Israeli occupation practices against the Palestinian people and the crimes committed by (Israel) and settlement policies and annexation of lands, stressing that (Israel) decisions against the people of the occupied Syrian Golan and against the Palestinian people represent war crimes and crimes against humanity and contradict the resolutions of international legitimacy.
For his part, Major General Rajoub stressed the Palestinian leadership's adherence to its principled positions in establishing a sovereign Palestinian state and the right of refugees to return and to resist occupation by all means.
Major General Rajoub congratulated the Syrian people and leadership on the victories that were achieved against terrorism, calling for the lifting of the unilateral coercive sanctions imposed on the Syrian people.
Rajoub also affirmed Fatah's desire to communicate and dialogue with all Palestinian parties to reach a strong position that defends Palestinian rights on the regional and international arenas.
The meeting was attended from the Syrian side by Dr. Bashar Al-Jaafari, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Othman Saab, Director of the Department of Arab Affairs, Roa Sharbaji from the Minister's office. It was attended by the Palestinian side, Rawhi Ftouhi and Ahmed Helles, members of the Central Committee of Fatah Movement, and the Palestinian ambassador in Damascus, Samir Al-Rifai.
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