Hariri on Twitter: Assad is in Denial
Former Prime Minister Saad Hariri deemed as “ridiculous” Syrian President Bashar Assad’s speech on Tuesday.
He said via Twitter on Tuesday: “Assad is in denial as he has deemed all the developments in his country as a conspiracy.”
Addressing Hizbullah’s recent statements that United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is not welcome in Lebanon, he wondered: “When have they ever welcomed anyone?”
On Saturday, senior Hizbullah official Mohammed Yazbek slammed Ban’s scheduled visit to Lebanon, saying: “Ban, (U.N. Special Envoy) Terri Rod Larson, and the messenger of evil and conspiracy’s (U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs) Jeffrey Feltman are unwelcomed in Lebanon.”
Ban is expected to stress to various officials the need to resolve the possession of arms outside the authority of the Lebanese state during his trip to Beirut on January 13.
On Monday, Hariri tweeted that the Arab League should have sought the United Nation’s help on resolving the Syrian crisis.
“God help the Syrian people… but they will be free soon God’s willing,” he noted.
He stressed that the Syrian regime will collapse soon without forcing the country into a “civil war.”
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