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May 11, 2007       Share:    

Source: http://www.boston.com/news/world/middleeast/articles/2007/05/11/syria_sets_condition_for_hariri_tribunal/

Syria Sets Condition for Hariri Tribunal

[AP/Boston Globe] Zeina Karam - Syrian President Bashar Assad said Thursday that his country would not recognize a UN-mandated international tribunal on the assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri if it infringes on Syrian sovereignty. The comments indicated that Damascus would not cooperate with the court if it indicts Syrian citizens for the killing - setting the stage for a possible confrontation with the UN if the tribunal is created. Assad made the comments in a speech to parliament, where his ruling Ba'ath Party nominated him for a second seven-year term in office.

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