Palestinian Arms Are Syrian Tools
Deputy Speaker Farid Makari on Saturday described Palestinian arms outside Lebanon”s refugee camps as "Syrian tools" and urged government consensus in issues of war and peace.
Makari also told Voice of Lebanon radio station it was important to speed up the implementation of what Lebanese leaders agreed on regarding Palestinian arms outside the camps.
He lauded the government”s decision to condemn the rocket attack on northern Israel and the Jewish state”s response. The cabinet also on Thursday rejected turning south Lebanon into a platform for launching missiles.
The government”s stance should be followed "by speeding up the implementation of what the Lebanese agreed on during the first national dialogue in 2006 regarding Palestinian arms outside refugee camps particularly that" such weapons "continue to be used as a tool by Syria," Makari told VDL.
He said Palestinian weapons that "receive instructions from Damascus are not in the interest of stability in Lebanon."
Makari also praised the government”s reiteration that it holds onto the implementation of U.N. Security Council Resolution 1701 that ended the war between Israel and Hizbullah in the summer of 2006.
Consensus during Thursday”s session should prevail in all "issues related to Lebanon”s security and stability and decisions of war and peace," the deputy speaker added.