Hezbollah thanks Syria for its support

Hezbollah's deputy chief Naim Kassem thanked Syria on Tuesday for its support to the Shiite armed group.

Kassem met with Syrian Ambassador Ali Abdel Karim Ali with talks featuring high on latest progress on local, regional and international scenes, said a Hezbollah's statement.

During the meeting, Kassem confirmed that the Lebanese-Syrian relations "are not discretionary but stipulated in Taef agreement to be special".

"We thank Syria once again for its support to the Resistance, the Army and the people," he added.

Kassem also stressed the importance of "solidarity in face of the Israeli violations and the Zionistic-American project to occupy the region".

"Our past experiences proved our capability to protect our lands and liberate our territories through Resistance-Army-People formula," he said.

Hezbollah fought a devastating war with Israel in 2006. The Shiite group, backed by Iran and Syria, is the only Lebanese armed group other than the armed forces.

Source: Xinhua