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| Ahmadinejad: It will be a 'hot' summer |
| 2007-07-20 |
| It's going to be a "hot" summer in the Middle East, said Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad following a surprise meeting with Hizbullah leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah in Damascus on Thursday evening, Channel 10 reported. Nasrallah allegedly entered Syria "We hope that the hot weather of this summer will coincide with similar victories for the region's peoples, and with consequent defeat for the region's enemies," Ahmadinejad added, in an apparent reference to Israel. During his one-day trip to Damascus, Ahmadinejad held talks with counterpart Bashar Assad which focused on the Iraq situation, Palestinian territories and Lebanon, where both Teheran and Damascus wield influence. "The enemies of the region should abandon plans to attack the interests of this region, or they would be burned by the wrath of the region's peoples," the hardline Iranian leader said at a joint press conference with Assad. Ahmadinejad, accompanied by a high-level delegation, was greeted at Damascus airport by Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem ahead of the official reception by Assad at the People's Palace. Assad was sworn in Tuesday for a second seven-year term. He described Syrian-Iranian relations as "amicable, excellent and extremely deep," adding that the two countries have common stands on regional issues and face common enemies. Assad said Ahmadinejad's visit came in the context of the continuous developing relations between the two nations whose "farsighted policies" have proven to be correct. The Syrian leader said they also discussed "ways of restoring dialogue among all Palestinian factions." Syria also backed Iran's right to pursue a nuclear program and the two called for the "departure of all occupation forces" from Iraq - a reference to US troops. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #8 "Burned", eh? What are the odds that the Persians have already "acquired" nukes? I love the smell of napalm in the morning. |
| Posted by: Thinemp Whimble 2007-07-20 14:45 |
| #7 A million degrees centigrade in downtown Tehran? |
| Posted by: mojo 2007-07-20 10:41 |
| #6 Did he bring a stool with him so he could look Bashar in the eye ? 'Every time we meet, Comrad Bashar, I notice your nose hairs need trimming.' |
| Posted by: wxjames 2007-07-20 10:20 |
| #5 Naharnet also covered the "event" (nice photo, too). Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad lashed out Thursday at the region's enemies and called for Lebanese unity during meetings in Damascus with his Syrian counterpart Bashar Assad and Hizbullah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah. "The enemies of the region should abandon plans to attack the interests of this region, or they will be burned by the wrath of the region's peoples," the hardline Iranian leader said at a joint press conference with Assad. "Burned", eh? What are the odds that the Persians have already "acquired" nukes? |
| Posted by: mrp 2007-07-20 10:00 |
| #4 It's going to be a "hot" summer in the Middle East, said Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad... Was Al Gore there as well? |
| Posted by: Raj 2007-07-20 08:31 |
| #3 Yes. |
| Posted by: gromgoru 2007-07-20 06:23 |
| #2 Did he do a fly-over of Iraq to get there? |
| Posted by: McZoid 2007-07-20 04:08 |
| #1 I doubt Ahmadinejad truly appreciates just how "hot" his future promises to get. And I'm not talking about his afterlife. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-07-20 02:14 |