March 14 General Secretariat Urges Foreign Ministry to File Complaint with U.N. over Cross-Border Attacks
The March 14 General Secretariat demanded on Friday the Foreign Ministry to file a complaint against Syria with United Nations over the cross-border violations.
“As it is a balanced cabinet, we expect from the current Foreign Minister (Jebran Bassil) to comply with the President’s demand to document the cross-border violations and file a complaint with the U.N. against whoever breaches the country's sovereignty,” the general secretariat said after its regular meeting.
A statement issued by the general secretariat demanded the cabinet “in particular, the March 14 ministers, to adopt the complaint to safeguard Lebanon's independence, sovereignty and unity of its land.”
On Monday, President Suleiman tasked FM Bassil with documenting the cross-border attacks against Lebanese villages in order to take the necessary diplomatic measures.
“Lebanon has been clearly undergoing continuous attacks by Syria since November 2011... Especially in border areas of Arsal, Wadi Khaled, Hermel and several other towns,” the statement pointed out.
Since the Syrian crisis broke out in March 2011, several border areas in the north and east have been frequently struck by cross-border shelling, while the Syrian regime has told Lebanon to better control its porous border to prevent the smuggling of fighters and arms.
The army and security forces tasked to control the border, upped security measures along the northern border with Syria starting from al-Arida crossing stretching to Wadi Khaled all the way along the Kabir river.
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