Report: Muallem Laments to Miqati Lack of Lebanese Govt. Support to Syrian Regime
Prime Minister Najib Miqati held talks with New York City with Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem, reported al-Liwaa newspaper on Wednesday.
A diplomatic source told the newspaper that the Syrian official lamented to the premier the Lebanese government's failure to provide the Syrian regime with support during its crisis.
The Lebanese government did not perform the role that was expected of it, Muallem reportedly told Miqati on the margins of their participation of the United Nations General Assembly last week.
For his part, the prime minister defended the Lebanese government's decision to distance itself from the Syrian crisis, reiterating the need to control the border between the two countries, said the source.
He added that the government will also continue on providing support to the Syrian refugees in Lebanon.
Muallem reportedly remained critical of Miqati's stance.
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