"We are keen to maintain deep brotherly ties between the two countries, those who are demanding the shut of the Syrian embassy represent only themselves," the ambassador told news hounds after talks with Free Patriotic Movement
Despite its name a Christian party allied with Hizbullah, neither free nor particularly patriotic...
leader MP
Michel Aoun...a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hizbullah...
in Rabieh.
On Friday, al-Mustaqbal
... the Future Movement, political party led by Saad Hariri...
bloc MP Khaled al-Daher accused the Syrian regime of the twin bombing that rocked Tripoli
...a confusing city, one end of which is located in Lebanon and the other end of which is the capital of Libya. Its chief distinction is being mentioned in the Marine Hymn...
in August.
"Those who are behind the bombings are revealed, it's the gang of (Syrian President) Bashir al-Assad in Leb," Daher added.
He pleaded for justice, urging 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...
and the government to expel the Syrian ambassador and cutting ties with the neighboring country.
Forty-five people were killed and over 800 maimed in the twin bombings that targeted two mosques in Tripoli.
Asked about the conditions of the Syrian refugees in Leb, Ali reiterated that his country "previously warned of the impact of the situation on Leb and the region.
According to the United Nations
...an idea whose time has gone...
High Commissioner for Refugees, more than 842,000 Syrians have fled to Leb since Syria's conflict broke out in March 2011.
Leb is hosting the highest number of Syrian refugees in the region, followed by Turkey and Jordan.
While both Turkey and Jordan have opened official refugee camps at the borders with Syria, Leb's government has refused to do so.
Thousands of refugees now live in apartments -- either as relatives' guests or as renters.
But thousands of others, who cannot afford the cost of living in Leb's cities, shelter in hundreds of informal tent settlements scattered across the country.
Ali pointed out that the Syrian government insists that it could find a way out of the crisis if the rest of the people cooperate with it.
"If there was any cooperation we would've averted the situation," the diplomat said, noting that Syria is still reaching its arm for any solution.
Ali added that gunnies in Syria are preventing people from returning to their country, calling on neighboring countries to act responsibly.
"The crises are complicated and dangerous and there's a clear intervention by Israel," he said.