Lebanese Interior Minister Ahmad Fatfat said Tuesday that his country has asked neighboring Syria to remove military posts within its territories.
Speaking to newsmen after a security meeting held here and chaired by Prime Minister Fuad Al-Siniora, he said the meeting was held to discuss the dismantling of the Syrian posts and the governor of Bekaa, Antoine Suleyman, was asked to start immediate talks with governor of the suburbs of Damascus and and ask him to remove the sand berms that were placed in "Jird Ersal" and "Ras Baalbek" areas. Lebanon, Fatfat added, will also ask for the dismantling of a few military positions set up by Syrian border guards within the Lebanese territory. Syria has ended its 29-year military presence in Lebanon in April 2005. |