European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana called Tuesday on Syria to stay away from Lebanon's upcoming presidential elections. Solana, who visited Lebanon for a few hours, told reporters in Beirut Syria must help Lebanon and "let Lebanon do its job, and I think that the leaders of Syria must understand that."
| "At the very least, we hope that the Syrians shall not leave fingerprints this time," he added. |
"For the European Union, our interest is that the Lebanese people elect the president they wish, but we would like (it) to be done within the mandate of the constitution," he said. |