Ahmadinejad to Meet with Palestinian Leaders-in-Exile

5 September 2007

Bethlehem – Ma'an – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is to meet Palestinian leaders-in-exile in Tehran on Thursday.

United Arab Emirates newspaper Al-Khaleej reported that the Iranian leader will meet with head of the Hamas politburo, Khalid Mash'al, Secretary General of Islamic Jihad, Ramadan Shallah, Secretary General of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP), Nayef Hawatmeh, and Secretary General of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – General Command (PDLP-GC), Ahmad Jibreel.

Fatah leader-in-exile, Farouq Qaddoumi, who is currently visiting Iran, will also join the meeting.

The meeting is to address methods to contain and resolve the current internal Palestinian crisis.