Bassil Says Arab Foreign Ministers Approved his Plan to Back Lebanese Army
إقرأ هذا الخبر بالعربية
Foreign Minister Jebran Bassil announced on Sunday that a meeting of Arab foreign ministers held in Kuwait approved a plan he had presented aimed at bolstering the Lebanese army.
He said via Twitter: “The foreign ministers agreed to support the army in its resistance of Israel and battle against terrorism.”
This entails bolstering it financially and providing it with the necessary equipment in accordance to international initiatives, he added from Kuwait.
The plan will also seek to support the Lebanese government to that end, explained Bassil.
“There is a calamity and the Lebanese people are besieged by spiteful terrorism from which only Lebanon's army can liberate them, which would consequently protect you from its spread,” Bassil said, addressing the Arab foreign ministers.
“Lebanon's strong army can be the army of the entire Arabs in their confrontation against terrorism and a strong Lebanese army would pave the ground for a strong Lebanon,” Bassil added.
He noted that the Arab nations are facing a “major challenge” in the “joint battle” against terrorism.
“Lebanon is its first arena, whether it chooses this or not, and this will not change if it dissociates itself or if it engages itself” in this battle, the FM went on to say.
“I ask you to start your journey with backing Lebanon's strong army and I thank you for seeking an Arab Summit resolution that confirms the contribution of all states to this issue,” Bassil added.
The Arab foreign ministers held their meeting in Kuwait ahead of the two-day Arab League summit that will kick off on Monday.
President Michel Suleiman is scheduled to take part in the talks.
23 March 2014, 16:01
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you are being unfair chopper. It is a team effort. If M8 can own the process of strenghtening the army, it is better than have them on the sidelines complaining about it.
23 March 2014, 16:09
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Some lebanese christians are just about take and give back nothing with arabs/muslims, not even gratitude...
23 March 2014, 16:27
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cedre
what do u want us to say?
Thank you moslems for giving us weapons to fight off moslem salafism and moslem fundamentalist shia-ism
We christians of Lebanon are a commerce oriented people. We took up arms when pals tried to kick us out. But otherwise, we are pretty peaceful and think of growth, not wars. However there are some moslems amongst us who want to participate in foreign wars, some other who do terrorism, and some who give us weapons to fight the first two.
Which ones you want us to be grateful for?
23 March 2014, 16:52
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leb first :
1- i said SOME lebanese christians
2- sunnis countries invest billions in lebanon, give billions to lebanon, plus employ hundred of thousands of lebanese.
Is it too much to securize sunni mosques and respect a bit more lebanese sunnis' dignity ?
Lebanese state did all it could to get the release of SYRIAN nuns and shia pilgrims, but when sunnis get kidnapped, nobody cares...
I think that if GCC desinvested from lebanon, gave no money to LAF,
then lebanese christians will do more for lebanese sunnis...
23 March 2014, 17:26
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cedre hbb,
I (and most christians around me) are genuinely grateful for the arab states for their help. I am particularly grateful to the 1B dollars that KSA put in the lebanese banking system during the adventure of HA in 2006 to prop up the lebanese lira.
I genuinely think that the best brand of sunnism is the lebanese brand (mustakbal), because it is pragmatic and moderate.
I blame the sunni sheikhs for their polarizing speeches that incite hatred against shia.
I am upset as much as you that this criminal ali eid is still at large and think that a proper trial will get much of the anger to abate.
Today the people running the lebanese state are not christians. It is the shia. Even when the president gives merely his opinion, he gets lambasted.
23 March 2014, 21:57
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i found it and even found ABC mall.
Did u find it urself ? I can explain u how to go IF u WANT to...
23 March 2014, 23:18
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... cedre? like seriously? i knew you werent the brightest, but this.. this is just... sad.
23 March 2014, 18:17
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A funny joke making the circuits is that Mustaqbel is supporting Aoun for President. The real knee slapper is that the megalomaniac egotist will suddenly become a statesman when the burdens of the Presidency and placed on his shoulders. HA!!! We remember when the little general became the acting PM in 1988. He was transformed from an artillery officer to an artillery officer. Nothing changed. He only gets a platform from which to project his megalomania and egotism. If Lebanon were on a slippery slope into Hezbollahstan, this guy only tilts the slope and makes the fall happen quicker.
23 March 2014, 19:59
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well i remember that u predicted that evil assad will win
and he is winning.... unfortunately
so u might have some leads....
Who do u see as bresident? Kahwaji?
23 March 2014, 19:51
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I just read the post in arabic. Translation is biased to make bassil try to take credit. Yet another proof that the translator of naharnet is biased.
24 March 2014, 00:44
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Bassil, you're suppose to be the foreign minister, not the defense minister ! Now get back to lebanon and file this damn complaint to the UN against Bashar bombing your country daily !
24 March 2014, 13:52
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In a normal democracy, Bassil would be in jail.
Since 1976, Lebanon is ruled by criminals.
