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| Lebanon to Work on Restoring Syria's Membership in Arab League |
| 2012-02-29 |
| [An Nahar] President Michel Suleiman ...before assuming office as President, he held the position of commander of the Leb Armed Forces. That was after the previous commander, the loathesome Emile Lahoud, took office as president in November of 1998. Likely the next president of Leb will be whoever's commander of the armed forces, too... said Tuesday that Leb will exert efforts to restore Syria's membership in the Arab League ...an organization of Arabic-speaking states with 22 member countries and four observers. The League tries to achieve Arab consensus on issues, which usually leaves them doing nothing but a bit of grimacing and mustache cursing... whose decisions are respected by Beirut no matter what its stance is. "No matter what Leb's stance is at Arab League summits, it commits itself to its decisions," Suleiman said at a joint presser with his Romanian counterpart Traian Basescu in Bucharest. "We will work on restoring Syria's membership in the vaporous Arab League" which "is not only for Arab regimes but for the Arab people," he stressed. "Leb's stance has always been in favor of Arab consensus," Suleiman told news hounds, saying that no Arab country should be isolated. The president also expressed keenness on finding a solution to the Syrian crisis as soon as possible. The Arab League suspended Syria's membership in November. But Leb voted against the decision. "Leb will attend the next Arab League summit and will take the appropriate decision depending on the resolutions that will be adopted," he stressed. Suleiman also said he asked Basescu for Romania's contribution to the United Nations ...a lucrative dumping ground for the relatives of dictators and party hacks... Interim Force in Leb and stressed on preventive diplomacy as a solution to conflicts. He reiterated the rejection of Lebanese authorities to naturalize Paleostinians in Leb. On bilateral cooperation, Suleiman said he agreed with his counterpart to consolidate economic and cultural collaboration between the two countries. The foreign ministries of the two countries signed a memorandum of understanding and preparations are underway to sign a deal to cooperate in the education, cultural and sports fields, Suleiman said. Basescu, in his turn, vowed to consolidate the Lebanese army by providing it with ammunition. He also said Romania will seek to increase the number of scholarships provided to Leb students. Suleiman arrived in Romania at the head of a ministerial delegation on Monday. |
| Posted by:Fred |