Miqati on Bulgaria's Accusation against Hizbullah: We Will Cooperate with it in the Investigation

Prime Minister Najib Miqati renewed on Tuesday Lebanon's condemnation of the bus attack that targeted a number of Israeli tourists in Bulgaria in 2012, in light of the country's accusation against Hizbullah of being involved in the incident.

He said in a statement: “We condemn any assault against any Arab or foreign country and we will cooperate with Bulgaria in the investigation into the attack.”

He voiced Lebanon's “confidence that the concerned Bulgarian authorities would seriously assess what the findings of these investigations would yield.”

The premier stressed Lebanon's firm ties with Bulgaria and the members of the European Union.

“It is keen on Bulgaria's security and that of the EU states and on ensuring that these relationships will be maintained and developed on all levels,” Miqati added.

“To that end, we visited Bulgaria on a successful trip last year during which we stressed the importance of developing bilateral ties and we sensed Bulgarian officials' keenness on Lebanon,” he remarked.

Bulgaria accused on Tuesday Hizbullah of being behind a bus bomb attack in July 2012 that killed five Israeli tourists and one Bulgarian.

Some 30 people were wounded in the incident.