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| Bassil: Syrian Refugees May Stage Attacks Beyond Lebanese Borders |
| 2014-03-25 |
| [Ynet] Foreign Minister Jebran Bassil warned on Monday of a plot to keep Syrian refugees in Leb for a long time. He also warned of a plan "for the refugees to equip themselves militarily in order to carry outs attacks beyond Lebanese borders." "We will therefore work on setting up camps for Syrian refugees outside of Lebanese territories," he said after attending the Arab foreign ministers summit held in Kuwait. Bassil also demanded a halt to the flow of Syrians into Leb to redistribute them among countries neighboring Syria. "Leb has suffered the most, in all fields, from the conflict in Syria," he lamented during a presser. Commenting on terrorist threats in Leb, he remarked: "It is unfortunate that Leb is gradually slipping into the clutches of blind terrorism that is infiltrating the nation from Arab countries." These snuffies are then traveling from Leb to other countries where they carry out their attacks, he added. "We are in need of Arab support to confront terrorism and defend Leb against Israel," he stressed. "Leb cannot distance itself from terrorism. It is our fate to pay the consequences of the conflicts of others," he noted. Bassil therefore highlighted the importance of supporting the Lebanese army in combating terrorism, praising the Arab pledge to back it. "We hope words on supporting the army can be turned into actions," he said. "Leb is fighting terrorism for all the Arabs and all the world," he responded to a question in English. Bassil announced on Sunday that a meeting of Arab foreign ministers held in Kuwait approved a plan he had presented aimed at bolstering the army. He said: "The foreign ministers agreed to support the army in its resistance of Israel and battle against terrorism." This entails bolstering it financially and providing it with the necessary equipment in accordance to international initiatives, he explained. The plan will also seek to support the Lebanese government to that end, stated Bassil. The Arab foreign ministers held their meeting in Kuwait ahead of the two-day 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... summit that will kick off on Monday. 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... is scheduled to take part in the talks. |
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