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| Muallem Says STL 'a Lebanese Affair', Describes Arrest Warrants as 'Purely Procedural' |
| 2010-10-07 |
| [An Nahar] Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem has described as "purely procedural" controversial arrest warrants Damascus has issued against 33 people, among them Lebanese officials. "It's purely procedural," he told a news conference during a visit by his Romanian counterpart Teodor Baconschi. When asked about the Special Tribunal for Leb, Muallem insisted that it is "purely a Lebanese affair." He stressed that "the Syrian-Saudi efforts are still ongoing regarding Leb because the objective is the stability of this country." "This stability is not to be created by foreign powers, but rather by the Lebanese themselves. Syria and Saudi Arabia are encouraging the Lebanese and advising them to do so." |
| Posted by:Fred |