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Syria backs Hezbollah call for Lebanon unity government
 Syrian President Bashar al-Assad called in remarks published on Monday for a unity government in Lebanon, saying early elections was Lebanon's only other choice to resolve its political crisis. Assad also reiterated that any Syrian citizen implicated in the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri would be tried in Syria before any international court.Syria's Lebanese ally Hezbollah has led street protests to bring down the Western-backed government of Fouad Siniora and called for early elections if the government refuses to accede to its demand for a greater share of cabinet posts. "There are at least two scenarios: one is early elections, which is what countries do when there is a political crisis, and the other is a national unity government," Assad told the Saudi daily al-Jazirah. "We believe a national unity government can express agreement between the political forces and the people ... I believe this is the logical and constitutional solution that can be applied," he added in an interview. Posted by: Fred 2007-03-20 |
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