Energy Ministry: Captured Tankers Filled by Private Companies, Lebanon not Committed to Syria's Sanctions
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The Energy Ministry announced on Tuesday that fuel tankers captured transporting oil to Syria are filled by private companies, stressing that the cabinet is not committed to the sanctions imposed on the neighboring country.
"All matters related to exporting fuel from the ministry's reservoirs in the Tripoli and al-Zahrani refineries are strictly under its powers,” the ministry said in a released statement.
It added: “As such it is a right under Lebanese laws”.
However, the statement denied having exported any oil to Syria from the ministry's refineries, assuring that the tankers so far have only been filled by private companies, one of them also located in al-Zahrani region.
It clarified: “The ministry's refineries do not possess the type of fuel exported to Syria”.
The ministry said that the cabinet is not committed to the sanctions imposed on Syria.
"The numerous trucks transporting different kinds of goods on the border are a proof that these sanctions are not binding,” it remarked.
The National News Agency had reported earlier on Tuesday that residents of al-Baddawi region in the northern Akkar had stopped several tankers transporting diesel to Syria.
Meanwhile, radio Voice of Lebanon (93.3) said that unknown assailants opened fire at two gasoline trucks carrying Syrian license plates in Tripoli, prompting the army to deploy in the area.
This comes after several media outlets said on Tuesday that gasoline trucks have reportedly headed to Damascus after filling their tankers in Lebanon.
Since the eruption of Syria's war, the cabinet in Lebanon has adopted a policy of disassociation towards the neighboring country's events. The Lebanese state, however, is obligated to abide by the Arab League and the International decisions taken against the Syrian regime.
12 February 2013, 21:15
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Hopefully FSA will sink them, and teach them a valuable lesson.
12 February 2013, 23:47
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"The Lebanese state is obligated to abide by the Arab League and the International decisions taken against the Syrian regime."
And we are likely supplying fuel to their war machine and our tourism minister can wonder why Arabs do not want to come to Lebanon anymore. Why visit a country whose government is enabling the slaughter of the Sysrian people? Why visit a country whose government is controlled by a militia that is training paramilitaries in Syria? Why visit a country whose government is controlled by a militia that takes its orders from Iran?
13 February 2013, 10:18
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Because it is beautiful, and had freedom to do things, you cannot do in arab countries. Not because of politics they come to visit Lebanon.
13 February 2013, 18:47
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jcamerican - And Israel is "beautiful, and had freedom to do things." It does not mean I will visit since it committed and continue to commit intollerable crimes against Palestinians. I suggest that you talk to some Arabs from the Gulf about their views of Lebanon and the Lebanese government nowadays.
12 February 2013, 22:07
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and yet, the army was called to protect them....
sounds fishy to me
13 February 2013, 17:41
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so you are saying more wrongs are needed.
just have the government say that we aren't exporting oil products outside the country because of this 'neutrality' thing. end of story, problem solved.
12 February 2013, 23:05
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"The ministry said that the cabinet is not committed to the sanctions imposed on Syria."
"The Lebanese state, however, is obligated to abide by the Arab League and the International decisions taken against the Syrian regime. "
M8 want to make the state of lebanon an outlaw state, no wonder when they are allied with an outlaw militia....
12 February 2013, 23:43
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Will you be repeating this nonsense across all posting. Seriousely something is wrong with you Josh. You do not know history or politics.
13 February 2013, 08:32
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Again this shows how FPM ministers are seeking to weaken the state institutions by publicly and shamelessly disobeying government decisions. They are weakening Lebanon at the expense of the Syrian/HA/Iran axis. Aoun should be tried for Haute Trahison à l'état.
13 February 2013, 08:37
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Sunnis in the Arabl World are proving that they can be moderate. See what is happening in Tunis and Egypt. Extremist Islamist are being heavily rejected currently. Unfortunately, Saudi Wahhabism who is indeed extremist and very wealthy has been since the past 30 years heavily investing into islamist throughout the word. This has helped creating all those islamist movements worldwide who are a danger for civil societies. Yet it is the responsibility of Christians not to reject the moderate Sunnis but to work hand in hand with for a better future.
