U.S. Ambassador Meets with MP Michel Aoun
August, 2, 2012 - U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Maura Connelly met with Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Michel Aoun today. The Ambassador and General Aoun discussed the political and security situation in Lebanon and the current situation in Syria.
The Ambassador conveyed the grave concern of the United States over recent assassination attempts in Lebanon and urged full support for the investigations currently underway by the Lebanese security forces.
The Ambassador stressed that the responsibility for the violence in Syrian and the violence that threatens to spill over from Syria fall squarely on the Asad regime. She praised the Lebanese Armed Forces and the Internal Security Forces for their efforts to maintain calm in Lebanon, and supported the government's decision to increase the Lebanese Army's presence along the border with Syria.
The Ambassador also praised the Lebanese people for their generosity in hosting Syrian refugees and noted the ongoing efforts of the Lebanese government, working with international partners and organizations, to provide humanitarian assistance to those refugees.
The Ambassador said the U.S. was deeply disturbed by the recent deportations of 14 Syrians. She stressed the importance of protecting all Syrians, including dissenters and deserters, who have rejected violence, in keeping with Lebanon's international humanitarian obligations.
The Ambassador conveyed the grave concern of the United States over recent assassination attempts in Lebanon and urged full support for the investigations currently underway by the Lebanese security forces.
The Ambassador stressed that the responsibility for the violence in Syrian and the violence that threatens to spill over from Syria fall squarely on the Asad regime. She praised the Lebanese Armed Forces and the Internal Security Forces for their efforts to maintain calm in Lebanon, and supported the government's decision to increase the Lebanese Army's presence along the border with Syria.
The Ambassador also praised the Lebanese people for their generosity in hosting Syrian refugees and noted the ongoing efforts of the Lebanese government, working with international partners and organizations, to provide humanitarian assistance to those refugees.
The Ambassador said the U.S. was deeply disturbed by the recent deportations of 14 Syrians. She stressed the importance of protecting all Syrians, including dissenters and deserters, who have rejected violence, in keeping with Lebanon's international humanitarian obligations.
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