Geagea Meets Hale, Says U.S. Won”t Tolerate Foreign Intervention
Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea held talks Saturday with U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State David Hale and said after the meeting that Washington "will not tolerate any foreign intervention."
The state-run National News Agency said Hale, who was accompanied by U.S. ambassador Michele Sison, did not make any statement following the hour-long meeting at Geagea”s residence in Meerab.
Geagea, however, told reporters afterwards that discussions focused on the issue of Syrian troop buildup along the border and remarks made by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad that north Lebanon had become a base for extremists and poses a threat to his country”s national security.
He said Hale confirmed during the meeting which took place around 6 pm that the U.S. "will not tolerate any foreign intervention or violation of Lebanon”s sovereignty."