Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad urged Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to rally the divided Palestinian groups together in order to free their land.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad urged Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to rally the divided Palestinian groups together in order to free their land, AFP reported Friday.

“All Palestinian groups should be united, because then they will have more chance of freeing their land," Ahmadinejad was quoted as telling Abbas who is on his first visit to Tehran to participate in the NAM summit.

“Any time that you and other Palestinian brothers in different groups are ready, we will warmly welcome you in Iran so you can sit and talk with one another and come up with understanding and unity among all Palestinians," Ahmadinejad further told the Palestinian Authority president.

For his part, Abbas pointed out that “I am aware of the value of unity and reconciliation in Palestine and I know that Israel more than anyone is pleased with differences among the Palestinians and thus we are ready to resume talks with our brothers in the Gaza Strip.