Mansour Says No Valid Reason to Expel Syrian Ambassador

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Foreign Minister Adnan Mansour slammed on Thursday officials who are demanding the government to expel the Syrian Ambassador Ali Abdul Karim Ali, noting that such a move violates diplomatic norms and conventions.

“We follow certain norms that we will not bend,” Mansour said in comments published in al-Joumhouria newspaper.

He noted that there is no reason for the expulsion of the diplomat or for the abrupt withdrawal of the Lebanese Ambassador from Syria.

“The government has no convincing reasons to take such steps,” Mansour noted.

Asked about the campaign against him, he shrugged off criticism, saying: “I don’t care for these campaigns, I will not reply to them.”

On Wednesday the March 14 general-secretariat called following its weekly meeting for expelling the Syrian ambassador from Lebanon “after the embassy became a center of management of kidnapping and bombing operations.”

Comments 23
Missing zakariah over 12 years

"No valid reason": What more should they do? I guess that in your point of view, whatever they do won't be a "valid reason".

You may be lost if he leaves... You may feel lost and lonely.

Thumb thepatriot over 12 years

Abduction of Lebanese nationals in Lebanon.
Abduction of Syrian nationals on Lebanese territory.
Shelling of Lebanese areas.
Assasination of Lebanese citizens.
Incursion of the Syrian army in Lebanon.
Suspicion of ploting against Lebanon and terrorist attempts.
Should I go on?

Thumb thepatriot over 12 years

Tfeh! This person is a disgrace to Lebanon. He is more Syrian than he is Lebanese...

Default-user-icon Zombarak (Guest) over 12 years

Actually, there is a valid reason not to expel the Syrian ambassador, and the reason is to raise the chances that Fares Soaid might once again become MP. alla yer7am iyem al souriyin chou kenet mni7a 3a fares soaid

Missing roberto46 over 12 years

What a joker ,we should expel Mansour to Syria..

Thumb Marwan34 over 12 years

just hang this guy !!

Thumb jcamerican over 12 years

Did you ever think guys, that he is afraid for his life or family. This is the only logic explanation for his bizzare behavior.

Thumb Marwan34 over 12 years

this might be possible ,but why in hell did he become foreign minister ?

Missing phillipo over 12 years

If there was a vote in the Lebanese Parliament on this matter of expulling the Syrian ambassador and taking into account all the reasons mentioned by "thepatriot", I'd like to see the result then.

Default-user-icon SomeOne (Guest) over 12 years

Karim_m1 You are like a broken CD repeating the same THING over and over "el disc el bi 3alli2 el disc el bi3alli2 el disc el bi 3alli2..." enno can't you even make a lil bit effort to not sound as the stark illiterate that You are? Saudi this and Saudi that. When They catch someone from Lebanon bringing bombs from Saudi Arabia to blast Lebanon they can ask for that and until then SHUSH IT You piece of trash!

Missing allouchi over 12 years

kaka, blah blah blah... BORING..we all know what you're going to say before you say it...you are a pathetic idiot...

Default-user-icon SomeOne (Guest) over 12 years

karim_m1 You are like a broken CD talking about Saudi "el disc el bi 3alli2, el disc el bi 3alli2, el disc el bi 3alli2" can't you at least make a little effort to just stop being the STARK ILLITERATE You are? This is so boring dude! Let them catch someone from Lebanon Carrying bombs from Saudi Arabia and then talk for Someone 2 be able 2 reason with You. Piece of TRASH!

Default-user-icon SomeOne (Guest) over 12 years

Mr. Mansour is an puppet moved by his party and if you look at him you can see that he is a PURE example of Illiteracy. and Yet You wanna be a follower as well? Let me guess karim _Mansour? Probably the Illiteracy runs in Your family?

Thumb gebran_sons over 12 years

Plenty of valid reasons to expel Mansour and this government formed by a criminal organization and a criminal regime... that if Lebanese still have any ounce of dignity left!

Missing samiam over 12 years

karim--why don't we expel the iranian and syrian ones for their exportation of persianfascism first, and then go with the others. The problems in this country are directly linked to syrian and iranian interference and the former has been screwing in this country's affairs since 1973. And since Russia was supporting the ASSad regime prior to Iran, we should also expel them.

So before name calling and using the propaganda that your uncles bashar and nastrallah told you to spout, why don't you look who has been actually f*cking with this country the longest and then come to a decision.

I wouldn't hold my breath--no one taught your types to think on your own anyway.

Missing cedar_revolution over 12 years

can someone explain to me why my comment was erased?did i offend somebody?

Thumb andre.jabbour over 12 years

Change your CD... you're boring.

Missing allouchi over 12 years

The traitor Iranian foreign minister...

Missing gabby1 over 12 years

Hey Mansour they must be filling your pockets a lot. Spend a little more on hair dye. It is sickening enough hearing your words, but we have to look at you when you say them.

Missing phillipo over 12 years

In an earlier comment I suggested that there be a vote in the parliament on this subject. A simple matter in most democratic countries and yet there are people in this comment page who are against this idea, and therefore must be against democracy in and for Lebanon. A sad state of affairs.

Thumb thepatriot over 12 years

Maybe... but you got a majority pipo... :)

Default-user-icon REASON (Guest) over 12 years

And there is no valid reason to file a complaint with the UN while you and our country are getting raped by Syria day in and day out !

No valid reason to call for sanctions for kidnapping of lebanese

No valid reason to complain about border breaches with syria !

THE ONLY THING THERE IS NO VALID REASON FOR IS YOU BEING A MINISTER

Thumb phoenician over 12 years

@cedar revolution

Naharnet dont like the truth being told,they erase my posts on regular basis.

Partition is the answer.