Syrian embassy denies interfering in Lebanese elections

The Syrian embassy in Lebanon on Tuesday denied interfering in Lebanon’s parliamentary elections, stressing its “respect for Lebanon’s sovereignty.”

“Some sides are continuing to promote claims about ‘political and security interferences by the Syrian embassy’ in the anticipated Lebanese parliamentary juncture,” the embassy said in a statement, describing the allegations as “attempts to reverse facts and fabricate enemies.”

“We hope brotherly Lebanon will succeed in tackling its constitutional junctures away from the attempts of disruption and distortion by those who have grown used to pawning their agendas to foreign forces,” the embassy added, hoping the elections will lead the Lebanese to “safety, stability, prosperity and development.”