Areslan: Lebanon had proved its commitment to resistance in the face of an enemy like "Israel"

Source: nowlebanon.com, 19-01-2009
Youth and Sports Minister Talal Areslan said Lebanon had proved its commitment to resistance in the face of "an enemy like ‘Israel'."
"Experience has shown that reaching solutions is not possible without the preservation of both Palestinian and Lebanese principles," Areslan said after meeting with PLO representative in Lebanon Abbas Zaki on Monday.
Areslan praised Zaki's role in Lebanon, which he said was "unique and effective."
He added that the Lebanese empathized the suffering of the people of Gaza, especially after the 2006 July War. "Just as Lebanon resisted and came together to affirm Lebanese resistance in the face of "Israel", the unity of the Palestinian people is necessary for the establishment of Palestinian resistance."
Zaki, in turn, commented on Hamas leader Ismail Hanieh's speech, which he said was "an opportunity for in-depth research to reunite Palestinian factions."