Lebanon, Denmark Discuss Anti-IS Cooperation
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Foreign Minister Jebran Bassil met on Wednesday with his visiting Danish counterpart Martin Lidegaard who is in the region to strengthen cooperation against Islamic State extremists.
Bassil told reporters that he stressed during their meeting “the importance of building an international united front to face the spread of terrorist groups in the region.”
“This dire reality puts our internal stability at risk. No one will be immune to the drastic changes happening in the Middle East,” said Bassil during a joint press conference with Lidegaard.
On the Syrian refugees, the FM said: “The burden carried by Lebanon has gone beyond our bearing capacity. The existence of our country is now at threat.”
Bassil warned that the threat posed by extremists in Lebanon and the region “will soon be knocking at Europe’s door."
He reiterated the call for the support of the Lebanese army and security forces through the timely provision of material and weapons based on their needs.
Lidegaard said the international community is aware of the problems that Lebanon is suffering from.
He stressed that the country is committed to providing assistance to Lebanon.
The minster added it was up to Denmark to stop the travel of extremists to the region.
Lidegaard said last week that Denmark was ready to join a coalition to fight the extremists in Iraq and Syria as suggested by U.S. President Barack Obama.
The Islamic State, an extremist group, has gained prominence in recent months, declaring an Islamic "caliphate" in regions under its control in Iraq and Syria.
The IS and al-Qaida-linked al-Nusra Front also overran the Lebanese northeastern border town of Arsal last month, killing and kidnapping several soldiers.
The extremists have beheaded two of them.
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10 September 2014, 13:44
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Dehablo, the first sentence explains it...."Foreign Minister Jebran Bassil..."
He is foreign to his country.
10 September 2014, 16:37
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bigjohn means God Bless the Godless Atheist USSR of KGB Putin
10 September 2014, 17:58
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seems bassil been spending enough time on the beach to have a great tan. He is still clueless and it shows.
10 September 2014, 18:00
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20 minutes ago FPM chief MP Michel Aoun via Twitter: I was asked what I would have done had one of the captives been my son, but I say ask me what I would do had I been in a position of power.
What, please tell us?! By the way, thank the Lord that you are not in power, and will never be.
10 September 2014, 18:20
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Foreign Minister Jebran Bassil met on Wednesday with his visiting Danish counterpart Martin Lidegaard who is in the region to strengthen cooperation against Islamic State extremists.
-Comical.
The minster added it was up to Denmark to stop the travel of extremists to the region.
-Really? The Royal Danish Army has less than 25,000 active personnel, that's smaller than the LAF, not to mention Denmark is such a random country.
10 September 2014, 19:09
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In respect to Lebanon, it is a random country, I mean Denmark helped Jews escape to Sweden during WWII. If I'm a Dane I wouldn't come to Lebanon, maybe I could get arrested for collaborating with founders of the Zionist entity. But seriously Binary, what does Denmark have anything to do with Lebanon? It's like Switzerland, just a country that's on the map. Denmark is considered the "happiest country in the world" by many studies. It has a high standard of living, top social services. It keeps to itself and doesn't get involved in world conflicts.
With that said, Binary: explain how Denmark isn't a random country.
