Russia commemorates Rafik Hariri as 'outstanding Lebanese statesman'
Russia has paid tribute to Lebanon’s slain ex-PM Rafik Hariri on the 18th anniversary of his assassination.
In a statement, the Russian Foreign Ministry described Hariri as “an outstanding Lebanese statesman and political figure” and “a friend of Russia,” calling his 2005 murder a “vile terrorist act.”
“R. Hariri played an important role in achieving the Taif agreements, which put an end to the bloody and destructive civil war in Lebanon in 1975-1990. As a true patriot, he devoted all his strength and energy to the cause of restoring the homeland in the post-war period. R. Hariri visited Russia more than once and made a significant personal contribution to the strengthening and development of Russian-Lebanese friendly relations,” the Ministry added.
“The death of one of the most popular and influential leaders of the Lebanese people in modern history was a huge, irreparable loss for Lebanon and its friends around the world,” the Ministry lamented.
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But why didn’t the STL in the Netherlands indict Hassan Nasrallah, Naïm Qassem, Bashar al Assad or the Iranian religious and political leadership? They targeted only low level operatives. Because the West is even more rotten than those who murdered Rafik.
