Mansour Downplays Letter Delivered to Syrian Embassy in Beirut
Foreign Minister Adnan Mansour shied away on Thursday from revealing the details of a letter he sent to the Syrian embassy in Beirut, saying it was part of daily messages exchanged between Lebanon and Syria.
In remarks to al-Joumhouria newspaper, Mansour said the letter delivered to the Syrian mission on Monday was part of the “daily routine process” on political, economic and security issues.
He refused however to reveal its details saying it included classified information.
The state-run National News Agency reported Wednesday that the foreign ministry sent the letter to the Syrian embassy upon the request of President Michel Suleiman.
While NNA did not specify the nature of the letter, media reports said it included the recent request made by Suleiman to hand the ministry copies of security reports on the latest Syrian airstrikes on Lebanese territories.
Last Thursday, Suleiman asked army chief Gen. Jean Qahwaji to hand the ministry the copies of the raids in the northeastern town of Arsal the day before and another attack that took place on March 18.
Last week's raid involved two rocket attacks on a house 11 kilometers deep into Lebanese territories and the previous one included assaults as deep as 5 kilometers across the border with Syria.
over 11 years
this type of traitors are the most harmful to Lebanon.
over 11 years
Very very interesting.
So that's why the army ain't at the northern borders. My suspicions are becoming clearer!
There in the north but only to collect information for Syrian Govt.
over 11 years
In any other country, Mansour would have been executed for high treason.
over 11 years
he downplayed it because he wasn't involved in drafting it--others in government had to do this stooge's job.
over 11 years
Muppet Show themesong kicks in yet again...
over 11 years
Of course not, his paycheck from his masters in Iran and Syria didn't come in.
over 11 years
They've been infiltrating here for years, it's sad really, even stealing Lebanese family names.
over 11 years
pure and simple a traitor ..so are his supporters.
over 11 years
Can he not just zipp it for once?
over 11 years
Our politicians are pretty shameless, but this man is in a class of his own!
over 11 years
vu leurs miseres, je pense pas que tu peux devenir qui tu veux quand tu es shia
How the hell did this idiot get to be come foreign minister? Nothing but a puppet of bashar