Mansour: AL Supposed to Send a Delegation, Not to Release a Statement on Syria
Lebanon revoked its recognition of the statement issued by the Arab League which met the western pressure on Damascus calling the Syrian authorities to respond to what the statement described as people's political and social demands with mentioning any position on the armed terrorist gangs.
Foreign Minister Adnan Mansour said on Monday the Arab League Ministerial council has decided to send its Chief Nabil al-Arabi to Damascus to launch dialogue with the Syrian regime.
Noting that "the statement issued by the general secretariat of the Arab Leagues neither discussed nor agreed upon during the FMs' meeting," Mansour denied that "Lebanon has disavowed itself from the statement because of the Syrian position in the league."
"The ministerial meeting discussed the latest developments in Syria and ended with an agreement that no statement would be published or made to the press," Mansour explained to "al-Liwaa" newspaper
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He added that "Lebanon's stance during the Arab FMs' meeting wasn't in harmony with the Syrian position, but to clarify that the Cairo meeting didn't discuss a statement about Syria."
"The purpose of the meeting was aimed at solving the crisis in Syria without meddling in its affairs," Mansour stressed.
Mansour said: "I was surprised by the secretariat statement, and I wanted to clarify what happened. But this isn't linked to the Syrian stance."
Source : "Liwaa" newspaper
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