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| Syria vows not to abandon Hezbollah | |
| 2008-09-05 | |
BEIRUT - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad vowed Thursday that his country will not abandon Lebanon's Shiite resistance movement Hezbollah. Assad in an exclusive interview with Hezbollah-run al-Manar Television said "we do not see any interest in abandoning the resistance (Hezbollah). Our position toward the resistance against any occupation in Iraq, Lebanon and Palestine is firm and has not changed."
Assad's comments came after a two-day visit by French President Nicolas Sarkozy to Damascus during which a mini-summit was held in the presence of leaders from Turkey and Qatar to discuss the Mideast peace process. Referring to the indirect Syrian-Israeli talks mediated by Turkey Assad said that "when we move into the direct negotiations stage, we will talk about a sponsor whose role is not merely delivering messages and ideas between the participating sides." Assad accused the current US leadership of working against peace and wondered how it was possible for an administration "that doesn't believe in peace to sponsor peace talks." However, he added that "whether we like it or not, the US is essential in the peace process," but he said all issues would have to wait till a new presidential administration takes office in the US. | |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #1 Now, if I were Nasrallah, I'd start worrying. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2008-09-05 21:59 |