President Michel Suleiman on Tuesday told U.S. President Barack Obama that “the international community and the United States must offer support in order to secure the success of the meeting of the international support group for Lebanon and to help the country cope with the burden of the Syrian refugee influx," state-run National News Agency reported.

According to NNA, Obama voiced support for Lebanon's sovereignty and independence, lauding Suleiman's “efforts” and reiterating Washington's “rejection of Hizbullah's intervention in Syria.”

The March 14 General Secretariat hailed on Tuesday the security forces' deployment in Beirut's southern suburbs of Dahieh on Monday.

It said after its weekly meeting: “The security plan in Dahieh should act as a precursor to the state implementing its right to take control of all arms throughout Lebanon.”

U.N. leader Ban Ki-moon said on Tuesday that Lebanon was able to confront the turmoil in the neighboring country Syria “outstandingly,” stressing that the international community was unified over maintaining the country's stability.

“The international support group for Lebanon is set to enable the United Nations and it's key partners to aid Lebanon in various fields,” Ban said in comments published in An Nahar newspaper.

Caretaker Foreign Minister Adnan Mansour called on the international community to assume its humanitarian and moral responsibilities to help Lebanon confront the burdens caused by the soaring number of Syrian refugees fleeing the conflict in neighboring Syria.

“The meeting of the International Group to Support Lebanon will enable the countries to cover Lebanon's needs and support its capabilities,” Mansour said in an interview with As Safir newspaper on Tuesday.

President Michel Suleiman headed on Sunday a meeting of the Lebanese delegation hours after arriving in New York to attend the U.N. General Assembly sessions and a conference of an international support group for Lebanon.

The state-run National News Agency said the meeting was aimed at making last minute preparations for Suleiman's participation at the General Assembly and a speech he is scheduled to make.

Caretaker Interior Minister Marwan Charbel said that he has personally overseen the selection of members and officers of a task force that is scheduled to fan out across Beirut's southern suburbs on Monday, stressing that the majority of them are not Shiites.

In remarks to As Safir daily published on Monday, Charbel said the choice of members who would oversee Dahieh's security along with their officers was made without any political pressure or interference.

President Michel Suleiman traveled to New York on Sunday to attend the United Nations General Assembly that is set for September 24, reported the Kuwaiti daily al-Anba on Sunday.

He is “almost definitely” expected to meet with U.S. President Barack Obama, it added, while not ruling out the possibility of a meeting with Iranian President Hassan Rowhani.

Lebanon's political crisis and the conflicts in the region should jolt politicians into joining hands to form the new government and return to the all-party talks, President Michel Suleiman said Saturday.

“Lebanese leaders should be aware of the concept of instability in their country … and join efforts to form a government and return to the national dialogue to resolve (the country's) problems,” Suleiman said in a statement on International Peace Day.

Prime Minister-designate Tammam Salam hoped on Saturday that Lebanon's political parties would not set red lines to his cabinet formation efforts despite the “pressure” that they are exerting on him.

“I hope there wouldn't be red lines but there is pressure and insistence by everyone,” Salam said following talks with President Michel Suleiman at Baabda Palace.

A 24-member cabinet line-up was set to be announced before President Michel Suleiman's trip to New York on Sunday but several obstacles prevented the formation of the new cabinet, As Safir daily reported.

According to the newspaper published Saturday, Premier-designate Tammam Salam proposed to give eight ministers to the March 8 alliance – four Shiites and four Christians.