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October 29, 2010       Share:    

Source: http://usun.state.gov/briefing/statements/2010/150111.htm

U.S. Slams Syrian Interference in Lebanon

(U.S. Mission to the UN) U.S. Ambassador to the UN Susan Rice said Thursday: "We continue to have deep concerns about Hizbullah's destructive and destabilizing influence in the region, as well as the attempts by other foreign players, including Syria and Iran, to undermine Lebanon's independence and endanger its stability.... Syria, especially, has displayed flagrant disregard for the sovereignty, territorial integrity, unity, and political independence of Lebanon under the sole and exclusive authority of the Lebanese government.... Additionally, Syria continues to provide increasingly sophisticated weapons to Lebanese militias, including Hizbullah." "Hizbullah remains the most significant and most heavily armed Lebanese militia. It could not have done so if not for Syria's aid and facilitation of Syrian and Iranian arms."

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