Lebanon, Syria to Coordinate Stances Ahead of Security Council Meeting
Foreign Minister Adnan Mansour will hold a meeting with his Syrian counterpart Walid al-Muallem to coordinate stances concerning the developments in the Arab world, As Safir newspaper reported on Monday.
Mansour and Muallem will coordinate during a meeting next Saturday in New York the stances of their countries regarding the popular uprisings in the Arab world and the general situation ahead of a meeting at the U.N. Security Council and the General Assembly.
As Safir reported that the FM contacted his Syrian counterpart over the weekend to discuss the measures to control the security situation and the reform process.
The two also discussed the issues that will be tackled before the United Nations regarding the developments around the Arab world.
Mansour told As Safir that “Lebanon will reiterate its opposing position to any sanctions or resolutions condemning Syria in the U.N. Security Council or any foreign intervention in the Syrian affairs.”
However, Mansour stressed that “Lebanon will commit at the same time to all the international resolutions.”
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