Damascus” Allies to Facilitate Government Formation With No Veto Power
Damascus has pledged that its Lebanese allies would facilitate the launching of a new government without calling for veto power, diplomatic sources told the daily An-Nahar on Sunday.
The sources said Syrian President Bashar Assad made that point to visiting General-Secretary of the French Presidency Claude Gueant and Jean-David Levitte Diplomatic Advisor to President Nicolas Sarkozy last Tuesday.
Sources denied claims of U.S. pressure on Lebanese PM-designate Saad Hariri to put on hold his intended trip to Damascus adding that if these claims were true, Washington wouldn”t be working on sending a new U.S. ambassador to Damascus.