Moallem: Lebanon’s Stability and Security, Part of Syria’s

Local Editor

Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Moallem confirmed that the Special Tribunal for Lebanon is a Lebanese domestic issue, stressing that what some western sides are aiming at to differentiate between an indictment based on doubts and issued by the tribunal's General Prosecutor, and an accusation based on evidences.

Moallem added during the First Conference of Syrian Honorary Consuls held in Damascus, that when one hears in "Israel" and in western journals that there is an indictment, one would feel that the aim of the tribunal is to weaken the resistance and mess with Lebanon's stability.

Syrian Foreign Minister also stressed that Lebanon's security and stability are part of Syria's, and President Bashar Assad considers Lebanon's stability as a priority, especially that there is a Syrian-Saudi coordination to achieve such plan.

Regarding Egypt's stance concerning Lebanon, Moallem said that without doubt, there are some foreign sides that are trying to deteriorate the Syrian-Saudi efforts in Lebanon, in addition to install false bets among some Lebanese sides.

Walid Moallem referred to the Turkish-Syrian relations describing them as strategic and witnessing fast development.

Furthermore, Moallem added that Lebanon and Jordan want to join this council, where there are committees working on launching a quartet summit including Syria, Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan by the upcoming January.

On another hand, Moallem also considered the Syrian-Iranian relations as strategic where they serve Syria's interests, at the same time where Iran support's the Arab issues.

Concerning the Iranian nuclear program, Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Moallem stressed that it is peaceful, referring to the double standards of the West, where "Israel" confesses to have more than 250 nuclear bombs, in addition to nuclear armaments' reactors.