MaxShimba
Platinum Member
- Apr 11, 2008
- 36,008
- 4,093
TRIPOLI, Lebanon: Lebanons president and prime minister urged Syria Sunday to stop shelling Lebanese territory after four Lebanese were killed by gunfire from the Syrian side of the border, in incidents that heightened tensions on the two neighbors frontier.
The renewal of deadly incidents on the Lebanese-Syrian border, which had claimed the lives of several Lebanese citizens last year, evoked fresh calls by the opposition March 14 parties for the deployment of the Lebanese Army and U.N. troops along the two countries common boundaries.
President Michel Sleiman voiced regret over the death of Lebanese citizens by Syrian shelling in the northern Wadi Khaled region and the village of Heesha near the border with Syria, while Prime Minister Najib Mikati asked Foreign Minister Adnan Mansour to protest to Syrian authorities over these incidents.
(Sleiman) stressed the need to remain committed to the neutral stance (of Lebanon) which calls for not interfering in the affairs of other countries, particularly Syria, according to a statement released by the presidents office.
Read more: Tension high after Syria army kills four in Lebanon | News , Politics | THE DAILY STAR
The renewal of deadly incidents on the Lebanese-Syrian border, which had claimed the lives of several Lebanese citizens last year, evoked fresh calls by the opposition March 14 parties for the deployment of the Lebanese Army and U.N. troops along the two countries common boundaries.
President Michel Sleiman voiced regret over the death of Lebanese citizens by Syrian shelling in the northern Wadi Khaled region and the village of Heesha near the border with Syria, while Prime Minister Najib Mikati asked Foreign Minister Adnan Mansour to protest to Syrian authorities over these incidents.
(Sleiman) stressed the need to remain committed to the neutral stance (of Lebanon) which calls for not interfering in the affairs of other countries, particularly Syria, according to a statement released by the presidents office.
Read more: Tension high after Syria army kills four in Lebanon | News , Politics | THE DAILY STAR
