Lebanese FM: “We are concerned with Syria ‘s security and stability”

 DAMASCUS, (ST)_ The  Lebanese Foreign Minister,  Adnan Mansour,  expressed Lebanon’s keenness to maintain security and stability in Syria, due to  geographical contiguity and the  distinguished historical relations between the two countries.

In a statement to the Lebanese al-Nahar newspaper, published Sunday,  Mansour said that there are certain sides  that seek to make  advantage of what is happening in Syria to destabilize the situation in Lebanon and other countries.

Minister Mansour underscored the need to control Lebanon’s border with Syria in order to prevent infiltration of armed militants to and from it , noting  that the Lebanese army  is abiding by  its  duty in this regard to the fullest. “However, this abidance does not prevent the occurrence of  infiltration of certain armed elements,” the Lebanese Minister explained.

He considered that the flames of the battle in Syria affects the region, especially Lebanon, Iraq and Jordan.

Mansour pointed to the importance of safeguarding the inviolability of the internal front of Lebanon and the significance of national commitment, so as to  thwart any attempt to disrupt security in Lebanon,  recalling incidents that took place recently  in northern Lebanon.

 Minister Mansour stressed  that Israel is violating UN Resolution  No, 1701 and that the Israeli violations  against Lebanon exceeded ten thousand breaches since 2006 , and  that the Israeli  daily violations of Lebanon’s sovereignty by land, sea and air, are  registered by United Nations  Interim Forces in Lebanon ( UNIFIL).

He added that  the  recent flying of Hezbollah   reconnaissance  drone plane over occupied Palestine was not a breach of  UN Resolution No. 1701 , but a message that Israel has been violating Resolution 1701 and  it should stop its provocations, citing the continued Israeli aggression against Lebanon through its continued occupation of the Lebanese territories in Shabaa, Kufr Shuba, and al-Ghajar, not to mention its land, sea and air violations.

 Tomader Fateh