Bogdanov Concludes Lebanon Visit, Reportedly Urges Hizbullah to Cease Fighting in Syria
إقرأ هذا الخبر بالعربية
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov concluded on Sunday his four-day visit to Lebanon, during which he voiced his concern over the possible spread of the Syrian unrest to Lebanon.
The daily An Nahar reported Sunday that he had called on Hizbullah to withdraw its fighters from Syria out of the concern that the fighting may spread to Lebanon.
Such a development may further complicate the Syrian crisis and place Hizbullah before the danger of a collapse that may lead to complete chaos in Lebanon, circles monitoring the Russian official's talks told the daily.
Bogdanov had held talks on Saturday with Hizbullah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on the latest developments in Lebanon and the region, particularly Syria.
The Russian official had stated from the airport ahead of his departure on Sunday that his talks with Lebanese figures focused on the latest local and regional developments.
“Our visit helped us develop a vision regarding the future of Lebanese-Russian ties,” he told reporters.
Hizbullah has been recently severely criticized for helping Syrian regime troops in their battles against armed rebels.
Syria's opposition says the Homs town of al-Qusayr has in the past week become the focal point of Syria's spiraling war and that Hizbullah has joined regular and militia fighters loyal to President Bashar Assad to try to crush the insurgency there.
Bogdanov held talks during his Lebanon visit with President Michel Suleiman, Speaker Nabih Berri, caretaker Premier Najib Miqati, Prime Minister-designate Tammam Salam, and major political leaders.
28 April 2013, 09:33
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will they listen?
if they do, then this will be a major shift in hizbushaitan activities and loyalties to their Iranian masters.
28 April 2013, 09:52
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Yes, if the message were
serious it would have been taken to the decision makers in Tehran not to the back-office in dahye...
28 April 2013, 10:30
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I'm sure what is released to the media is accurate if what really takes place between all those snakes.
28 April 2013, 11:38
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hahaha, why not you insist others, and yourself also, why people are coming from all over the world to fight in syria, how America is becoming pro-peopl.
28 April 2013, 11:42
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hahaha, why not you insist others, and yourself also, why people are coming from all over the world to fight in syria, how America is becoming pro-peopl.
28 April 2013, 12:31
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Game Theory: In the UN the US was blocked at the votes cast by Russia China and Syria? Syria would not use Sarin.
That's all: Obama is giving the powers time to see if that set up still holds.
The Eisenhower Doctrine (1954) has been fulfilled - the countries under attack are not under attack by communism? we have no "moral" commandment to enter in anymore.
Russia had to make an appearance; Obama waited.
Under old USSR contracts to this day Russia ships arms to Syria and Iran; Russia pre-empts any power from them where Hezbullah is concerned?
For a Russian emissary to show up means that China agreed to it.
Russia keeps political control of the Middle East - Obama waited to see if that would happen. Defusing the current crisis? Saran may disappear too.
28 April 2013, 21:57
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Lets say, if it would be appropriate and well advised to give H.A. the benefit of the doubt that they are protecting certain innocent minorities. Having said that, I am not hearing any discussions or seen any overt acts either by the Russians, U.S. or otherwise, to protect those certain minorities or just those villages that don't want to get involved, and most likely, don't have a stake in the power struggle that is going on.
28 April 2013, 21:57
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On the other hand, H.S.'s excuse, if genuine, is outweighed by their need to battle radicals in Syria. But then again, in my opinion, Iran is not so far out from practicing radical form Islam and nor is H.A. Like really, God emailed them an application to qualify as the party of God? How insane, childish, ridiculous, backwards thinking by both sides!
29 April 2013, 00:54
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Once a terrorist, always a terrorist. If Hizb were ready to mass-murder Lebanese people in May 2008, surely nobody is so naïve as to believe they would be getting any qualms about mass-murdering Syrians today. Unfortunately, Hizb are merely the overt problem: the more disturbing problem is that there are still "people" who support such mass murder, as their supposed "fans" in Lebanon, and on Naharnet comment boxes, show.
