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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Wally: UN resolution 1559 should be basis of presidential elections
2007-10-01
Democratic gathering chief MP Walid Jumblatt sent letters to several heads of state urging their support for completing the presidential elections under UN resolution 1559 .

The letters were sent to Saudi Arabian king Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz, Jordanian King Abdullah II,US President George Bush, Russian president Vladimir Putin, French president Nicholas Sarkozy, Chinese president Liu Chimeng , Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Spanish Prime Minister Jose Zapatero, Italian Prime minister Romano Prodi, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, President of the European Parliament, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki Mun, political coordinator of the European Union, Javier Solana, Secretary-General of the Arab League, members of the US Senate , the American House of representatives and a number of party leaders and the European Socialist International. In the letter he stated :
Lebanon has once again fallen victim of a heinous crime against a member of the Democratically elected parliament MP Antoine Ghanem and a number of innocent civilians. Ghanem has been a prominent member of the March 14 team and had participated effectively in the " Cedar revolution " which with your support led to the withdrawal of the Syrian army from Lebanon in 2005.

This crime is just one of the numerous efforts to obstruct the pursuit of Lebanon's independence and sovereignty and a desperate attempt by the Syrian regime to prevent the election of a new President of the Republic.

This terrorist attack took place days before the scheduled meeting to elect a new president to replace Emile Lahoud whose term was illegally extended in 2004 under pressure by the Syrian regime .

The Syrian regime is a direct threat to Lebanon and we should not also forget its allies who are determined to destabilize the country and rob it of its " Cedar revolution " achievements . They are in fact preventing the creation of a Democratic, Independent and sovereign nation and have destroyed our sate institutions.
Posted by:Fred

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