| Lebanese Minister of Social Affairs, Ghazi Zeiter, called for the cooperation and cohesion between Syria and Lebanon against the pressures placed on both countries. Zeiter said during his meeting with popular factions that Lebanon will never feel afraid from the U.S. pressures. He also stressed on the importance of the cooperation with Syria and the commitment to the national unity. The Assembly of Scholars in Amel Mount, Lebanon, also emphasized that the recent Lebanese national rally in Beirut indicated the Lebanese opposition to the UN Security Council resolution No. 1559 that interferes in Lebanon's internal affairs. The Assembly also criticized the U.S. Ambassador in Beirut for interfering in Lebanon's domestic affairs in a way that violets the diplomatic norms. |