Venezuela Reiterates Solidarity with Syria

 The Syrian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Walid al-Moallem has met with the Venezuelan Deputy Foreign Minister Temir Porras, explaining to him the incredibility of the media war launched against his country.

In the meeting that took place on Wednesday, Al-Moallem told Poras "that Syria has confronted this campaign with its people's awareness, national unity and their support to the comprehensive reforms announced by President Bashar al-Assad in the political, economic and social fields," the Syrian Arab News Agency reported.

He linked the recent unrests in Syria with foreign plots and highlighted the wide popular participation in the ongoing national dialogue sessions.

Al-Moallem also hailed the ALBA countries for expressing their support to Syria during their meeting in Caracas on September 9, 2011.

Meanwhile, Porras reiterated Venezuela's solidarity with Syria and expressed the support of the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean with Syria. "We came to Syria to express our support and solidarity with the Syrian people, and to express our resentment of the media war against Syria,” he said.