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Suleiman Calls for Political Solution to Syrian Crisis, Rejects Military Action
[An Nahar] President Michel Suleiman...before assuming office as President, he held the position of commander of the Leb Armed Forces. That was after the previous commander, the loathesome Emile Lahoud, took office as president in November of 1998. Likely the next president of Leb will be whoever's commander of the armed forces, too... voiced on Tuesday his rejection of foreign military intervention in Syria. He instead called for a reaching a political solution to the unrest in the neighboring country. He made his remarks during a meeting with the ambassadors of countries who enjoy permanent membership in the United Nations ...a lucrative dumping ground for the relatives of dictators and party hacks... Security Council, which also included U.N. Special Coordinator for Leb Derek Plumbly, representatives of the European Union ...the successor to the Holy Roman Empire, only without the Hapsburgs and the nifty uniforms and the dancing... , and Arab League ...an organization of Arabic-speaking states with 22 member countries and four observers. The League tries to achieve Arab consensus on issues, which usually leaves them doing nothing but a bit of grimacing and mustache cursing... envoy in Beirut. The meeting was held in preparation for an international conference on Leb in New York on September 25 on the margins of the U.N. General Assembly. Posted by: Fred 2013-09-04 |
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