Report: Damascus Says it Has No Interest in Weakening Miqati’s Cabinet
Syrian officials have informed Lebanese Defense Minister Fayez Ghosn that Damascus is keen on supporting Premier Najib Miqati’s cabinet and has no interest in weakening it, As Safir daily reported Wednesday.
The newspaper said that the Syrian officials, including President Bashar Assad, told Ghosn during talks they held in Damascus on Monday that Syria “has no interest in weakening it (the Lebanese government).”
Syria “backs everything that consolidates Lebanese state institutions,” they reportedly said.
Informed sources also told As Safir that during his visit to Damascus, Ghosn reached an agreement with Syrian officials for the country’s two armies to consolidate coordination in certain issues that would lead to the control of the border and the prevention of arms smuggling.
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