Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday stressed that the Palestinian Cause has always been and will remain the compass for the Syrian people

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday stressed that the Palestinian cause has always been and will remain the compass for the Syrian people.

Assad’s statement came during his meeting with the Secretary General of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command, Ahmad Jibril, and the delegation accompanying him.

Talks during the meeting dealt with the latest developments in the occupied Palestinian territories and the violations that are being daily committed by the Israeli occupation forces.

Particular focus with regard to these violations was placed on the continued constructing of new Israeli settlements in the West Bank to tighten siege on Jerusalem completely in preparation to Judaizing it particularly under the world's preoccupation with the events witnessed in the region and the deliberate ignoring of the Palestinian Cause, SANA news agency reported.

Discussion also touched upon the situation in Syria, with Jibril stressing that the Front stands by Syria who has always stood by the Palestinian people and the national resistance movements.