Paris: International Tribunal is Not a Topic for Discussion with Damascus
The international tribunal that would try suspects in the 2005 assassination of ex-Premier Rafik Hariri was not a topic of discussion between French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his Syrian counterpart Bashar Assad.
A French Presidential source also said the tribunal is "not a topic linked to French-Syrian relations. France has nothing to say (to Syria) in this regard."
"The international community, through the U.N. Security Council, handles this issue in cooperation with the Lebanese authorities," The source said.
"We did not discuss this topic because there is nothing to discuss," he stressed.
"The tribunal was formed in line with a UNSCR resolution … and France has made a six-million Euro donation" to finance it, he added.