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LEBANON SAYS WON'T BACK ARAB SANCTIONS ON SYRIA
PanARMENIAN.Net
November 24, 2011 - 17:07 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Lebanon will not endorse any potential Arab League
sanctions against Syria, Foreign Minister Adnan Mansur said, as the
organization prepared to meet on Thursday, November 24, to discuss
measures against Damascus.
"Lebanon will not endorse any sanctions by the Arab League against
Syria," Mansur, who is backed by the Shiite militant group Hezbollah,
told local radio before heading to Cairo for the meeting.
"We will decide whether to vote against or abstain depending on the
talks in Cairo," he said in response to a question, AFP reported
Lebanon voted against suspending Damascus from the 22-memberArab League
earlier this month, siding with Yemen and Syria, as pressure mounts on
the regime of Bashar al-Assad to end its bloody crackdown on dissent.
Tensions between rival Lebanese political camps are rising over the
Syria crisis. The country's pro-Western opposition, led by former
premier Saad Hariri, has thrown its weight behind anti-Assad protesters
in Syria.
Hezbollah, which is backed by Damascus and Tehran and which dominates
the Lebanese government, has meanwhile said it will continue to stand
by Assad against an "international conspiracy" aimed at ousting him
from power.
Washington for its part has urged Lebanese authorities to protect
their financial sector against potential Syrian efforts to sidestep
sanctions, sparking fears Beirut could be affected by possible future
measures against the Assad regime.
PanARMENIAN.Net
November 24, 2011 - 17:07 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Lebanon will not endorse any potential Arab League
sanctions against Syria, Foreign Minister Adnan Mansur said, as the
organization prepared to meet on Thursday, November 24, to discuss
measures against Damascus.
"Lebanon will not endorse any sanctions by the Arab League against
Syria," Mansur, who is backed by the Shiite militant group Hezbollah,
told local radio before heading to Cairo for the meeting.
"We will decide whether to vote against or abstain depending on the
talks in Cairo," he said in response to a question, AFP reported
Lebanon voted against suspending Damascus from the 22-memberArab League
earlier this month, siding with Yemen and Syria, as pressure mounts on
the regime of Bashar al-Assad to end its bloody crackdown on dissent.
Tensions between rival Lebanese political camps are rising over the
Syria crisis. The country's pro-Western opposition, led by former
premier Saad Hariri, has thrown its weight behind anti-Assad protesters
in Syria.
Hezbollah, which is backed by Damascus and Tehran and which dominates
the Lebanese government, has meanwhile said it will continue to stand
by Assad against an "international conspiracy" aimed at ousting him
from power.
Washington for its part has urged Lebanese authorities to protect
their financial sector against potential Syrian efforts to sidestep
sanctions, sparking fears Beirut could be affected by possible future
measures against the Assad regime.