UN’s Feltman: Security in Lebanon Exacerbated by Syria Developments

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In a typical interference in affairs of Lebanon, UN under-secretary general Jeffrey Feltman warned that "security in Lebanon was deteriorating and affected by the situation in Syria."

Addressing the UN Security Council, Feltman said the latest clashes in Tripoli's neighborhoods of Jabal Mohsen and Bab al-Tabbaneh have highlighted the "need for international action."" As the crisis in Syria continues to deteriorate, the situation in Lebanon has become more precarious and the need for continued international support to the government and the Lebanese Armed Forces increasingly important," the UN under-secretary general for political affairs, told the UNSC during its monthly meeting on the Middle East.

"Tensions over domestic and security concerns remain high throughout the country and are easily exacerbated by developments in Syria," Feltman said.

Talking about the arrest of former minister Michel Samaha, Fektman said it "deepened concerns about attempts to draw Lebanon into regional concerns."

Feltman said that UN Chief Ban Ki-moon recently held talks with Prime Minister Najib Miqati on the crisis and "remains focused on protecting Lebanon's stability and sovereignty."

Feltman, along with other US officials including Senators Joe Lieberman and John Mccain visited Lebanon's Tripoli and the North several times, especially as the unrest erupted in Syria.

The claim behind such a visit was "inspecting the Lebanon-Syria border allegedly as an effort to facilitate the entry of a UN monitoring team into Syria.

Source: News Agencies, edited by moqawama.org

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