Aoun: Arab Countries Chose Wrong Path by Boycotting Syria
Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Michel Aoun slammed on Tuesday the Arab League’s suspension of Syria’s membership.
He said after the Change and Reform bloc’s weekly meeting: “The Arab countries have chosen the wrong and losing path by deciding to boycott Syria.”
“These states have limited themselves to a certain axis and there is something that is steering them away from historic paths,” he added.
Commenting on his statements last week that the situation in Syria will be over in a week, meaning this week, the MP said: “The Syrian crisis ended overnight.”
“The Arab initiative was announced in a provocative manner and it was phrased in a way that would force Syria to reject it,” Aoun remarked.
“Someone caused the failure of the Arab initiative and the escalation was clear on the ground,” he added.
“No country can implement reform without stability and stability cannot last without reform,” stressed the FPM leader.
Furthermore, he noted that Saudi King Abdullah can “save the situation in Syria if he exerted all his efforts on its internal scene.”
Asked if sanctions on Syria may affect Lebanon, Aoun replied: “Sanctions affect the poor and poverty teaches us wisdom.”
“Sanctions against Iran transformed it into a major power in all fields,” he said.
On Saturday, the Arab League suspended Syria’s membership over its failure to implement its initiative that calls on it to introduce reform and halt the use of force against anti-regime protesters.
Lebanon, Yemen, and Syria voted against the suspension while Iraq abstained from the vote.
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