Bassil: Netherlands to Support Army with Weapons Worth $2.3M

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The Netherlands has promised to assist the Lebanese Army with weapons worth 2.3 million dollars, Foreign Minister Jebran Bassil announced on Monday.

“We discussed with the Dutch foreign minister means to counter terrorism in the region. We also discussed the bilateral relations between the two countries and how to develop them,” Bassil stated on his Twitter account after a meeting with his Dutch counterpart Frans Timmermans in The Netherlands.

“The Netherlands promised to help the Lebanese Army with weapons worth 2.3 million dollars,” he added.

Bassil also stated on Twitter: “We agreed with the Dutch to form a work group to follow up on the issue of (setting up a) criminal court over the massacres perpetrated by al-Nusra Front and the Islamic State.”

“We laid out the basis for follow-up through official experts and local and international organizations in order to gain access to all the necessary information to pursue, prosecute and punish the perpetrators,” he added.

Bassil also met in The Hague with International Criminal Court Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda.

The army on Friday received a new shipment of ammunition as part of the U.S. military assistance program to the Lebanese Armed Forces, state-run National News Agency reported.

The first U.S. shipment of arms and ammunition was delivered to the army on August 29 as part of American military aid aimed at supporting the army in its combat of terrorism.

Deadly clashes broke out between the army and Islamist gunmen in the Bekaa border town of Arsal on August 2 over the arrest of a member of the al-Qaida-affiliated al-Nusra Front, in one of the most dangerous spillovers of the Syrian conflict to date.

The fighting ended with a ceasefire on August 7 but the militants kidnapped around 35 troops and policemen.

The development prompted the U.S. to pledge to bolster the army, while Saudi Arabia unveiled a grant of one billion dollars dedicated to the military.

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Comments 22
Thumb nickjames 29 September 2014, 20:49

This is good Flamer, someone other than the US (whose weapons are outdated) is arming Lebanon

Thumb galaxy 29 September 2014, 20:55

فضائح باسيل في الامم المتحدة!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVktuR7tpIc#t=125

دانت جمعية "قل لا للعنف" في بيان "تدني مستوى الألفاظ والتصرفات بحق المرأة اللبنانية من وزير الخارجية والمغتربين جبران باسيل، والعنف المباشر وغير المباشر الذي تسبب به بحق سيدة لبنانية هي القائمة بأعمال بعثة لبنان في الأمم المتحدة".
وأضاف البيان: "إن جمعية قل لا للعنف تستنكر ما ورد من تصرفات مسيئة من الوزير باسيل، وتأسف لهذا المستوى وللانتهاك الواضح والصريح لحقوق المرأة اللبنانية والإنسان، وتطالب بفتح تحقيق في هذه الحادثة المسيئة لجميع اللبنانيات".

Thumb ex-fpm 29 September 2014, 21:06

Two things that are repulsive in what basil did:
1) how he was talking about the Lebanese female consul to the UAE foreign minister as if she was a commodity for sale. In any normal country he should resign immediately.

2) When he was talking to Walid Muallem and saying " we understand each other without having to meet".

Absolute disgrace! Also, where is the dissociation policy Mr. Bassil?

Thumb liberty 30 September 2014, 06:36

only a sick perverted mind would defend basil's actions. The whole FPM is a group of social rejects and money laundering thieves.

Thumb ex-fpm 30 September 2014, 09:55

as usual flamethrower pours his anti sunni diatribe every chance he gets. typical HA/FPM mentality.

Thumb thepatriot 30 September 2014, 15:48

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/Opinion/Editorial/2014/Sep-30/272424-diplomatic-disgrace.ashx#axzz3EnomPUj5

Daily Star article about the "incident" FT calls "a good excuse for horny ouwet like you to dream up filthy scenarios and project them on bassil"...(sic)!

Default-user-icon haydar (Guest) 30 September 2014, 20:14

illiteracy is a sad unnecessary thing for reasons known to all unfortunately running rampant withing the bee2a al hadinat lil jihadis performing jihadi duty, it makes them confuse the title of an editorial piece by a biased newspaper as fact ):

Thumb EagleDawn 29 September 2014, 20:54

lol @bassil.... goggles and diving gear!

Default-user-icon tulip or not tulip that is the ? (Guest) 29 September 2014, 20:59

The Netherlands promised $2.3M worth of wooden army boots and windmill powered helicopters. They were convinced to assist the Lebanese Army with the weapons after Jebran Bassil threatened to sue them for using the FMP registered trademarked color Orange® without consent.

Thumb lubnani.masi7i 29 September 2014, 21:11

Hariri brings 4 billion and basil brings 2 million;:)! This man is not fit for a job at McDonalds let alone be a Foreign Minister. But a failed country like Lebanon deserves someone like Bassil.
Lebanon was ranked 46 among "failed States" according to Foreign Policy Magazine in its annual report.
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2013/06/24/2013_failed_states_interactive_map

Default-user-icon Ronald McDonald (Guest) 29 September 2014, 22:06

You give Bassil too much credit

Missing .karim-. 29 September 2014, 23:24

Great point, lubnani.salafi.

Thumb ParvizAmir 29 September 2014, 21:15

The Islamic Republic of Iran supplies the LAF with all its military needs through the resistance which is the only party entrusted to defend lebanon.

Missing imperatrice 29 September 2014, 23:02

"Pimp my foreign policy" lead actor
What a shame

Missing .karim-. 29 September 2014, 23:23

That's $2.3 million more than the kingdom of terrorism. Shou, whatever happened to the $3 billion? Does anybody know? Any answers, Al Qaeda sympathizers?

Thumb liberty 30 September 2014, 06:41

You don't even qualify as a troll

Default-user-icon mas'ud Behrooz Esmail (Guest) 30 September 2014, 09:53

you have a way with words that makes them uneasy. My boss likes you too mutch too mutch flamethrower!

Default-user-icon watan (Guest) 30 September 2014, 15:26

Neither the $2.3 million nor the $3 billion have been delivered yet genius unlike the US shipments that you keep complaining about!

Default-user-icon Phil (Guest) 30 September 2014, 04:01

Lebanese are beggars, always begging some other country to help them.

Default-user-icon lou williams (Guest) 30 September 2014, 11:01

another day another dollar as flamethrower embarks on a marathon day of posting insults and propaganda

Missing ysurais 30 September 2014, 09:49

bravo bravo bravo bassil

Thumb thepatriot 30 September 2014, 14:43

It is Bassil's friends & allies that brought more scum into this country... and now he's a hero for getting the army a small bunch of supplies... what a farce!