Iran's Intelligence Minister Meets Palestinian Factions in Damascus

A general view shows the Al Maysat roundabout in Damascus March 11, 2012. (REUTERS/Khaled Al-Hariri)
A general view shows the Al Maysat roundabout in Damascus March 11, 2012. (REUTERS/Khaled Al-Hariri)
TT
20

Iran's Intelligence Minister Meets Palestinian Factions in Damascus

A general view shows the Al Maysat roundabout in Damascus March 11, 2012. (REUTERS/Khaled Al-Hariri)
A general view shows the Al Maysat roundabout in Damascus March 11, 2012. (REUTERS/Khaled Al-Hariri)

Iran's Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alavi has met with a delegation from Palestinian factions at the Iranian embassy in Damascus.

A statement issued by the factions said that discussions focused on the latest developments in the region, the Palestinian cause and mainly US President Donald Trump’s Israeli-Palestinian peace plan dubbed the “deal of the century.”

The statement stressed that the Palestinian factions remain united against the plan.

It said that the two sides discussed the difficulties facing the Palestinian people and the resistance factions, and their role in confronting Israeli occupation.

According to the statement, “Alavi lauded the role of the resistance factions and their deterring capabilities in the latest war on the Gaza Strip.”

The leadership of the factions stressed the importance of the “interconnected role of the resistance axis’ forces and countries in the region in confronting schemes and threats that target Iran, Syria, Palestine and Lebanon.”



Zelenskiy Says Ukraine Sending Delegation to London Talks on Settling War

20 April 2025, Ukraine, Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, wearing a traditional embroidered shirt known as a vyshyvanka, addresses the nation in front of St. Sophia Cathedral on Easter Sunday. (Ukraine Presidency/dpa)
20 April 2025, Ukraine, Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, wearing a traditional embroidered shirt known as a vyshyvanka, addresses the nation in front of St. Sophia Cathedral on Easter Sunday. (Ukraine Presidency/dpa)
TT
20

Zelenskiy Says Ukraine Sending Delegation to London Talks on Settling War

20 April 2025, Ukraine, Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, wearing a traditional embroidered shirt known as a vyshyvanka, addresses the nation in front of St. Sophia Cathedral on Easter Sunday. (Ukraine Presidency/dpa)
20 April 2025, Ukraine, Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, wearing a traditional embroidered shirt known as a vyshyvanka, addresses the nation in front of St. Sophia Cathedral on Easter Sunday. (Ukraine Presidency/dpa)

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that Kyiv was sending a delegation to talks in London on Wednesday with Western countries on finding a resolution to the more than three-year-old war with Russia.

"We are ready to move forward as constructively as possible, just as we have done before, to achieve an unconditional ceasefire, followed by the establishment of a real and lasting peace," Zelenskiy wrote on the X social media platform.

Zelenskiy said a 30-hour Easter truce proclaimed by Russia, which each side accused the other of violating, showed that it was Russia's actions "that are prolonging the war".

He also said he had a "good and detailed conversation" with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.