Paris Urges Lebanese to 'Reject Provocations': Only Dialogue Can Diffuse Tensions
France on Monday condemned the latest deadly violence in Syria and Lebanon, warning that “the persistence of repression (in Syria) jeopardizes regional security.”
“We express our regret over the killing of two clergymen in northern Lebanon,” Sheikh Ahmed Abdul Wahed and his companion Sheikh Mohammed al-Merheb, said Bernard Valero, the French foreign ministry’s spokesman.
He said France also condemns the clashes that took place overnight Monday in Beirut’s Tariq al-Jedideh and “calls on all parties to reject provocations.”
Valero stressed that “only dialogue will allow the diffusing of tensions.”
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