Syrian Diplomat Lauds Lebanese Stance, Shrugs Off March 14 Criticism
A Syrian diplomatic source said Damascus has appreciated the stance taken by Lebanon at the meeting of the Arab foreign ministers in Cairo last Saturday.
The source told al-Joumhouria daily published on Thursday that the Lebanese position expressed the common vision of the two countries.
Lebanon has voted against an Arab League decision to suspend Syria’s membership. The move was criticized by the March 14-led opposition and Western and Gulf Cooperation Council countries.
Syria welcomes Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Miqati’s announcement that he coordinated with President Michel Suleiman and Foreign Minister Adnan Mansour the Lebanese position, the source said.
Miqati said in a statement that “the Lebanese stance at the Cairo meeting was taken after intensive consultations that took into consideration the Lebanese interest first.”
It is not surprising for the opposition parties to criticize the Lebanese government’s stance, the source told the newspaper, saying that Damascus has gotten used to such moves.
“The integration of Syria and Lebanon … won’t be perplexed by voices that come from here and there,” he added.
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