Posted on 06/01/2002 10:37:36 AM PDT by knighthawk
TEHRAN -- Secretary-General of the People's Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) Ahmad Jibril praised on Wednesday Iran's Leader for his key anti-Israel stances.
In an interview with IRNA in Damascus, Jibril commented on a message by Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei and said the Leader's message was the most valuable and, in Fact, a decoration of honor for the Palestinian nation.
Ayatollah Khamenei in a message on the occasion of the martyrdom of Ahmad Jibril's son recently said his martyrdom would reinforce the already firm resolve of the Palestinians in their resistance and struggle against the Israelis.
He said the Leader's message alleviated his grief and made him more determined to continue his struggles against the Zionists.
He vowed that the Palestinian militants would take revenge on the assassination of Palestinian youths.
The Palestinian people would not be frightened by Israel's criminal acts and killings of Palestinians, he said and added that the Israeli cruel actions would make more determined the Palestinian youth to struggle for the liberation of Palestine.
Jihad Jibril, elder son of Palestinian militant Ahmad Jibril, was assassinated in a car bomb in Beirut some days ago.
A funeral took place later on in the Palestinian Yarmuk Refugee Camp south of the Syrian capital where the victim's father received condolences.
Ahmad Jibril lashed out at the United States for backing the inhuman policies of Israel and rejected the U.S. claims on the Middle East.
He commented on the crisis in Palestine and stressed the need for restoring the Palestinians' rights and to establish a lasting regional peace based on justice.
President Lahoud Hails Iranian Assistance to Lebanese Resistance
Tehran Times, June 01 2002
BEIRUT -- President Emile Lahoud here Thursday lauded Iran for assisting to the Lebanese struggle against the racist Israeli occupation of southern Lebanon.
"The Lebanese people will not forget the Islamic Republic of Iran's assistance during the occupation of Southern Lebanon," he said in a meeting with Iran's Deputy Parliament Speaker Mohammad Reza Khatami who is on a four-day visit to Beirut at the head of a delegation.
Lahoud also hailed President Mohammad Khatami, saying "We have no doubt about Mr. Khatami's friendship and kindness to the Lebanese people and government." The Iranian official said at the end of the meeting that Tehran backs the Lebanese stance on regional developments. The two countries, he said, seek their economic and cultural ties to be expanded further.
Mohammad Reza Khatami hoped that an imminent trip of President Khatami to Lebanon will strengthen bilateral ties of the two Muslim countries.
Asked about "martyrdom-seeking operations" in the occupied Palestinian lands, he said, "The Palestinian people are the victims of the Zionist regime's aggressive policy and as long as the root of this violence is not dried up, nobody can disregard the people's right to self-defense." Khatami also discussed with Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri on Thursday regional and international issues as well as the two countries' ties, he told IRNA, adding their stance on a variety of issues is identical, Khatami added.
He said he outlined Iran's Third Development Plan (2000-2005) in the meeting with Hariri as well as the Islamic Republic's bid to facilitate foreign investment in the the Islamic Republic.
"It is hoped that the measures will lead to a further promotion of economic ties between the two countries," Khatami added.
The Iranian deputy Parliament speaker also met with the Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament Nabih Berri on Thursday. The two sides discussed international issues on which they held total consensus, Khatami said later.
"Ways of strengthening relations in various fields were discussed and we hope the two important countries will cooperate extensively on tackling problems of the regional nations," he added.
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