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Yahoo! My Yahoo! Mail More Yahoo! Services Account Options New User? Sign Up Sign In Help Yahoo! Search web search Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology Africa Europe Latin America Middle East North America Syria's Assad rebuffs Washington by courting Iran Reuters - Sunday, October 3 Send IM Story Print By Robin Pomeroy TEHRAN - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad assured his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Saturday that their ties were solid -- a view unlikely to please Washington which is working to isolate the Islamic state. "We have stood beside Iran in a brotherly way from the very beginning of the revolution," Assad said during a one-day visit to Tehran. Ahmadinejad awarded Assad Iran's highest medal of honour in recognition of his support for Palestinians and Lebanon and his resistance to "global arrogance" -- a term which usually refers to the United States and its allies. "We are two governments and nations which are brothers," Ahmadinejad said at the televised ceremony where the two presidents smiled and held their hands aloft for the cameras. Assad said the medal was in appreciation of "the continuing and eternal stance of Syria to be on the side of Iran ... The two countries' close and continuing contacts are in the interest of the region." The United States has tried to improve its relations with Damascus, something analysts say is in part aimed at distancing the country from Iran which Washington sees as a threat to Israel and other countries in the region. Secular Syria and the Islamic Republic of Iran are both supporters of Lebanon's militant Shi'ite group Hezbollah. Assad, who was later due to meet Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said he saw no hope for peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians which he said were primarily intended to make U.S. President Barack Obama look good. "The negotiations follow no goal but are merely intended to improve the Obama administration's image domestically," he said. Washington has expressed concern at the influence both Syria and Iran have in Lebanon, particularly through their support to Hezbollah. Ahmadinejad plans to visit Lebanon later this month, a trip bound to be seen as provocative by neighbour Israel which believes Iran is seeking nuclear weapons that could be used against the Jewish state. "If it were not for Syria's resistance against the Zionist regime and its supporters, no country in our region would have remained safe from the Zionists' aggression and there would be no sign of Palestine resistance," Ahmadinejad said. "Syria is a benefactor to Muslims, Arabs and even humanity." Recommend Send IM Story Print Related Articles US contemplating travel alert for Europe AFP - 25 minutes ago UK-World Summary Reuters - 36 minutes ago Bosnians vote amid pessimism and divisions Reuters - 36 minutes ago Ethnically divided Bosnia goes to the polls AFP - 46 minutes ago Foreclosures bungle could hit US banks AFP - 1 hour 10 minutes ago News Search Top Stories US contemplating travel alert for Europe Foreclosures bungle could hit US banks Mix of sadness, triumph as Brazil's Lula makes his exit China's Wen calls on EU to help it reform financial system Bazil's Petrobras expands capitalization to 71.6 bln dollars More Top Stories » ADVERTISEMENT Most Popular Most Viewed Most Recommended Brake problem forces BMW, Rolls-Royce recall Schwarzenegger, California lawmakers in budget deal IMF urges cooperation to prevent 'currency war' China launches second lunar probe Dinosaurs taller than thought: study More Most Viewed » US state executes first woman in nearly 100 years 'Time bomb' superbug requires global response: doctor Workers swarm Europe's streets in anti-cuts protests More Most Recommended » Elsewhere on Yahoo! Financial news on Yahoo! Finance Stars and latest movies Best travel destinations More on Yahoo! News Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology Subscribe to our news feeds Top StoriesMy Yahoo!RSS » More news feeds | What are news feeds? Also on Yahoo! Answers Groups Mail Messenger Mobile Travel Finance Movies Sports Games » All Yahoo! Services Site Highlights Singapore Full Coverage Most Popular Asia Entertainment Photos World Cup 2010 Yahoo! News Network Copyright © 2010 Yahoo! Southeast Asia Pte Ltd. (Co. Reg. No. 199700735D). All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy - Terms of Service - Community - Intellectual Property Rights Policy - Help

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