Jumblatt objects to Assad’s visit to Lebanon
MP Walid Jumblatt, head of the democratic Gathering bloc expressed his objection to the visit of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad to Lebanon in the midst of intra-Lebanese division.
“If this visit is a must, let President Michel Sleiman meet Assad at the Lebanese-Syrian border. This will be the first step toward Syria’s recognition of Lebanon,” Jumblatt told the Euronews Television.
He also reiterated accusations against the Syrian regime over political assassinations in Lebanon, “for they only targeted those who objected to the renewal of former President Emil Lahoud’s mandate, and those calling for the independence of Lebanon.”
Jumblatt noted the delay over the establishment of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. “Any delay in this regard means that the UN or another party is seeking a deal with the Syrian regime.”
He also noted the lack of unified vision within the European Union over Lebanon and the Middle East.