[Mb-civic] FW: Syria, Iran condemn Israeli practices against Palestinians

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From: Shahla Samii <shahla at thesamiis.com>
Date: Thu, 7 Oct 2004 20:37:13 -0400
Subject: Syria, Iran condemn Israeli practices against Palestinians

Syria, Iran condemn Israeli practices against Palestinians


   DAMASCUS, Oct. 7 (Xinhuanet) -- Syria and Iran Thursday night
condemned the inhuman practices of the Israeli occupation troops
against the Palestinian people, the official SANA news agency reported.

     Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his visiting Iranian
counterpart Sayed Muhammad Khatami made the condemnation duringtheir
meeting.

     They also stressed the importance of preserving Iraq's territorial
integrity and independence, SANA said.

     On bilateral relations, the two leaders underlined the necessity to
continue coordinations and consultations in a way to reflect and boost
their "distinguished relations".

     The two leaders agreed to hold more meetings between the two sides
in efforts to achieve regional security and stability while reviewing
the best means to keep the interest of the peoples in the region, SANA
added.

     In a statement to the official Syrian TV before the meeting,Khatami
described the relations between Syria and Iran as strong and
distinguished.

     On the US-Israeli pressures on Syria, the Iranian President said
those pressures were not new, and they were existed in Syria, Iran and
Lebanon.

     Khatami arrived here Thursday evening for an unscheduled short
visit, which would wrap up his Arab tour that has taken him to Algeria,
Sudan and Oman.

     Assad visited Tehran in early July for a state visit, during which
the two leaders coordinated positions of the two countries on regional
and international issues.
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http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-10/08/content_2061731.htm

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