Suleiman from France: Visit is Aimed at Supporting Lebanon’s Neutral Position on Arab Developments
إقرأ هذا الخبر بالعربية
President Michel Suleiman stated on Thursday that his visit to France is aimed at bolstering Lebanese-French ties and helping it maintain its stability amid the regional changes.
He said: “The visit is aimed at supporting and preserving Lebanon’s neutral position on Arab developments.”
He made his remarks after holding separate talks in Paris with French Senate Speaker Jean-Pierre Bel and the President of the National Assembly Claude Bartolone.
“Once these Arab countries make the shift to democracy, Lebanon will be able to practice its own,” added Suleiman.
For his part, Bel praised the president’s role in maintaining security and stability in Lebanon and resuming the national dialogue, as well as his success in “preventing the developments in Syria from spreading to Lebanon.”
Bartolone meanwhile stressed France’s “constant support for Lebanon’s stability, unity, sovereignty, and independence.”
Suleiman thanked the officials for France’s support for Lebanon, hoping that Lebanese-French ties will be developed on different levels, especially the parliamentary one.”
The president arrived in Paris on Thursday where he is set to hold talks with his French counterpart Francois Hollande and other senior officials.
12 July 2012, 18:29
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Instead of just eating foie gras and doing empty talk, ask for a Paris IV. Ask for funding to solve electricity crisis. Ask for weapons for the lebanese army.
12 July 2012, 20:37
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and you really think they will respond to him positively?
he is not hariri, thus no weight, especially this is a hizbushaitan government.
why should they help them?
12 July 2012, 21:48
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Maybe they will not give 10B. Maybe they will give 5. or 2Billions, or maybe one old plane. still better than going there, being lectured on the importance of STL, restating that we are neutral, and coming back.
