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Members of the Elders' Group delegation on Tuesday demanded that Israel should lift its unjust siege on Gaza Strip, stressing the necessity of achieving the Palestinian reconciliation and engaging all the Palestinian factions in peace efforts. The remarks came during President Al-Asad's meeting with the Group of Elders delegation headed by Former Irish President Mary Robinson with the participation of Former US President Jimmy Carter, Former UN Assistant Secretary General Al-Akhdar Al-Ibrahimi and Indian activist Ila Bat. President Al-Asad also warned against the serious impacts of the racist, so-called Citizenship Law.The President explained Syria's vision to solve the problems of the region, and was briefed by the delegation on their visit to Gaza Strip and tour of the region where they witnessed the tragic situation of the Palestinian People due to the inhuman Israeli siege imposed on them. In a press conference, following her meeting with President Bashar Al-Asad held at the Four Seasons Hotel, former Irish President Mary Robinson described the meeting as very fruitful, pointing out that the main goal of the delegation's visit is to help in achieving just and comprehensive peace in the region. She made it clear that focus should be placed not only on the peace process itself but on the results as well so that the people feel and experience them, describing what they saw in Gaza as A Shock.
