Suleiman Stresses LA Role, Laments National Dialogue
Source: News Agencies, Translated and Edited by moqawama.org
Lebanese President Michel Suleiman stressed that the Lebanese Army is the backbone of securing stability in the country.
He called on the concerned ministries, including the interior, defense and telecom, to facilitate the work of the army.
During the governmental session Wednesday, Suleiman condemned "any attempt to attack LA," saying "the file has been referred to the competent judiciary."
In remarks to the "Daily Star" Lebanese daily, the president was adamant that "despite the recent discovery of a subversive cell that planned to attack Lebanese Army targets, al-Qaeda as an organization had no solid base of operations in the country."
At another level, Suleiman stressed Thursday that if "Lebanon can't put out the fire next door in Syria it should at least make no attempt to stoke the popular uprising there."
Asserting that "Lebanon's policy of disassociating itself from the Syrian crisis had earned praise from a number of countries," he affirmed that "no organized campaign of arming the Syrian opposition was under way inside Lebanon."
Suleiman also lamented "the inability to reconvene the National Dialogue process, with the "March 14" and "March 8" camps wagering on developments in the Syria crisis and therefore hesitant to commit themselves."
"We're concerned with seeing the situation in Syria stabilize, and transition to democracy. Therefore, this transition should be left to the Syrian people, and no one else," the President added.
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