Self Distancing Means non Interference in Others Affairs- Lebanese FM
BEIRUT,(ST)_ Lebanese Foreign Minister Adnan Mansour stressed need to respect the bilateral agreements signed between Lebanon and Syria, noting that what is happening in Syria, is but Syrian internal affair and that self-distancing means non-interference in the affairs of others.
“There are bilateral agreements between us and Syria that must be respected and we have to avoid the risk .. It is not enough to say we want to dissociate from the events in Syria,” Mansour told a delegation representing Lebanese Editors led by Chairman Elias Aoun, adding that “what is going there for two years is beyond the Syrian framework to include the region and we raised the slogan of self-distancing, considering that what is happening in Syria is an internal matter and called for not letting the Lebanese border a conduit for intervention. “
Mansour explained that the policy of self-distancing means non-interference in the affairs of others , but facts revealed smuggling arms, and people and the confiscation of Lutfallah 2 ship.
He also noted the issue of displaced Syrians due to security incidents , considering , ” It is not our duty to assess what is happening inside Syria if we want to adopt a policy of self-distancing, but we have to see the implications of what is happening on Lebanon and if Lebanon inclined to be Syria ‘s soft loin. “
He said that the reason that security incidents in northern Lebanon and the borders no longer a source of tension is due to the Syrian Arab Army cleansing of Talkalakh and al-Qusair to Talkalkh from armed terrorists .
Mansour reiterated that there is no solution to the crisis in Syria except through dialogue, pointing to a change in European attitudes regarding this crisis.
Concerning current conditions taking place in Egypt Mansour said that Lebanon respects the will of the Egyptian people, pointing out that Egypt is an Arab compass and a functioning state in the Arab world, for which ” we hope to restore due role.”
T. Fateh