We Risked Stretching a Hand to Syria …But This Had a Positive Impact on Lebanon
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has said that Paris "took a risk by stretching its hand to Syria."
However, the "outstretched hand toward Syria has reflected positively on the situation in Lebanon," Sarkozy said Monday.
"When I took that risk no one expected that it would be possible to reach this point," he said during a speech at the Elysee Palace on the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
"I showed confidence in the Syrian President and I don”t regret this despite violations of human rights in Syria," he added.