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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Syria will accept Lebanon opening embassy
2006-05-13
KUWAIT CITY - Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem said in Kuwait Friday his country accepted in principle the idea of allowing its neighbour Lebanon to open an embassy in Damascus. “This matter is acceptable in principle,” Muallem told a press conference in response to a question whether Damascus was prepared to accept a Lebanese diplomatic mission.

This will happen “at an appropriate time and circumstances,” the Syrian minister said after talks with his Kuwaiti counterpart, Sheikh Mohammad Al Sabah.

France, the United States and Britain on Friday formally submitted a draft resolution in the United Nations Security Council urging the establishment of formal diplomatic ties between Lebanon and Syria and a demarcation of their common border. Syria and Lebanon have never exchanged ambassadors since their independence.

Muallem however criticised the latest UN draft resolution, saying it could obstruct efforts underway to normalise relations between the two countries. “We believe that the issue of relations between the two sisterly nations, Syria and Lebanon, should not be internationalized,” he said.
"We're just like sisters, why, there's not a difference between us!"
“What the UN Security Council intends to do could obstruct efforts underway to purify the atmosphere between Syria and Lebanon.” The new draft, which Western powers hope to see adopted in the coming week, also calls on Damascus to take measures to prevent further movements of arms into Lebanese territory in line with previous UN resolutions.
Posted by:Steve White

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