Moussawi Slams Syria ‘Humanitarian Corridors,’ Calls for Dialogue in Lebanon
Hizbullah MP Nawaf Moussawi criticized on Monday calls for the U.N. Security Council to discuss the setting up of “humanitarian corridors” to allow an aid group to reach areas hit with the Syrian army crackdown.
“Where were these humanitarian corridors to aid the Palestinian people in Gaza that is still suffering from the (Israeli) siege?” Moussawi said.
French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe has called on the U.N. to consider setting up "humanitarian corridors" to get aid to Syrians caught in the brutal crackdown by the regime on pro-democracy protests.
Moussawi stressed that Lebanon’s interest is to support the Syrian people to bridge the divide in the neighboring country.
Rights groups say more than 6,000 people have been killed since regime forces began cracking down on democracy protests launched 11 months ago to the day.
“Lebanon shouldn’t be the reason behind the sedition (in Syria), as some political parties are sponsoring the terrorist groups to encourage a sectarian civil war in Syria,” the MP noted.
Moussawi slammed the March 14-led opposition, saying: “They act according to the will of U.S. administration and the west.”
He called on the March 14 leaders to participate in the national dialogue that is necessary in a country like Lebanon in order to safeguard it against the ongoing threats.
Lebanon is witnessing a sharp rift between its opposition and the March 8 alliance on the developments in Syria as President Bashar Assad’s regime accused March 14 of smuggling weapons into Syria to aid the “terrorist groups.”
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