Assad Congratulates Suleiman on Independence Day, Wishes the Best for Lebanon

by Naharnet Newsdesk over 11 years

Syrian President Bashar Assad congratulated on Wednesday President Michel Suleiman on the occasion of Lebanon's Independence Day.

The Syrian national news agency SANA reported that Assad's letter contained a felicitation from the Syrian people to “their brothers in Lebanon”.

Assad's letter is the first ice-breaking step between the two presidents as their relationship has witnessed some tension since Suleiman asked the Syrian president for an explanation concerning ex-Minister Michel Semaha's case.

Samaha was arrested on August 9 on charges of smuggling explosives into Lebanon through the border with Syria. Reports have revealed that these operations were conducted in cooperation with the president of the Syrian National Security Office Ali Mamlouk and with the awareness of Assad and his advisor Buthaina Shaaban.

Following the arrest and the investigations with Samaha, President Suleiman asked Foreign Minister Adnan Mansour to submit a complaint memo to Syrian authorities for repeatedly breaching the Lebanese border.

Comments 15

gabby9 over 11 years

Except for all of those political killings we did with the Hezz, the occasional shelling, etc.....we wish you the best.

shab over 11 years

What a joker

gabby9 over 11 years

Watch out ya Suleiman....you have stood up for Lebanon recently.....the snake might be giving you the kiss of death.

Elemental over 11 years

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA...ok that's hilariously hypocritical.

Elemental over 11 years

Thanks for the idea! Mine just made me some :)

attrlda (Guest) over 11 years

Who knew Bashar had a sense of humor. Although I don't think he'll be cracking wise when they drag him out of a hole like Saddam and Muammar.

andre.jabbour over 11 years

today is April 1st? i think Bachar was being sarcastic...

Truth (Guest) over 11 years

Let him send over for questionning Rustom Ghazalé and the General who recently masterminded with Samaha terrorist plots against Lebanon, and release all the Lebanese rotting in Syrian jail without warrant arrests ! This would be a small Independance present !
Oh I forgot, we would return the compliment and send him his Syrian sep in Lebanon, and his laquais HN !

lebanon_first over 11 years

now the criminal is not upset anymore. He got his revenge and killed Hassan (RIP)

joesikemrex over 11 years

Stupid liar!

helicopter over 11 years

We need 3 independence days.
The independence from the French (we have that already)
Independence from presence of the Syrian army (happened in 2005)
Independence from Arms outside the State (hopefully soon)

arzak-ya-libnan over 11 years

since he finally contacted you.. Aboul Mish..did you ask him about the Smaha case??
oh wait.. this is Lebanon.. never mind..

Dana (Guest) over 11 years

Aren't you too busy massacring your own people? Spare us your empty congratulations you murderer

Mocki (Guest) over 11 years

Shu hil maskhara!

abdul over 11 years

Bachar, we don't need u to congratulate us we are happy without ur face just stay away from us. Our wedding was when we get u out of our country that day shouldn't forget it n must celebrate it. Stay away from and hope the Syrian people will kill u soon .