BEIRUT,(ST)_ Former Lebanese Minister and MP Karim Baqradouni stressed that the so-called Arab Spring is Western storms hit the Arab region to fragment it into small states in the service of Israel and that the Western war being waged against Syria falls within this framework.
In an interview for the Syrian TV on Friday evening Baqradouni said : Lebanon ‘s interest lies in solving the crisis in Syria peacefully as soon as possible , adding that Syria was able to protect the unity of Lebanon explaining that there is no self- distancing regarding what is happening in Syria because what is happening in Syria is practically, and historically of a direct impact on Lebanon.
He indicated the great volume of weapon and armed men sent to Lebanon and then to Syria, funded and ordered by Gulf countries, pointing to the need of controlling Lebanese-Syrian border to prevent the entry of militants and weapons into Syrian territory.
He continued that the Arab League never solved any Arab problem in its history, and Lebanon suffered from it for fifteen years.
“Israel achieved its objectives without human or material losses, and it is the main beneficiary of what is happening in certain Arab countries, without making any war,” he added
He went on that the solution is Syrian and that the Syrians are able to overcome their problems, stressing that the Syrian army foiled all conspiratorial schemes against their country and surprised everyone by its steadfastness, solidarity and ability to maintain Syria ‘s unity.
T. Fateh