Lebanese Patriarch: Syria is an Example for Coexistence

BEIRUT,(ST)_ The  Maronite Patriarch Cardinal Mar Beshara Boutros al-Rai  reiterated his stand  by  securing  Syria ‘s unity, rejecting foreign intervention and the need to preserve national unity and fraternity among the Syrian people.

During  his meeting with a  delegation  representing Damascus ‘s bishops , clerics and scholars , in the presence of Syria’s Ambassador to Lebanon Ali Abdul Karim , al-Rai called for preserving Syria , as  a vivid example of co-existence at the regional and global levels.

Members of the delegation, led by Deputy Minister of Awqaf for Religious Affairs Dr. Tayseer Abu Khashriv  congratulated Patriarch al-Rai   on the occasion  of his investiture  as a cardinal. They expressed pride  over Syria ‘s  solid national unity  against hatched  conspiracy, in which involved all evils of the world , bringing in terrorists from all over the earth.

The delegation stressed that Syria  is strong and that  its national unity is enhanced further in  rejection of foreign intervention and political  financing  provided in support of these terrorist forces.

They  also expressed confidence that Syria  will be  triumphed against the global war and their entrusted faith on the solid  vision  the Syrian leadership enjoyed by   President Basher Al-Assad in maintaining  Syria ‘s sovereignty, dignity and national unity.

T. Fateh