Syria's information minister and the recent UN security Council resolution 1559
Syria-Lebanon-UN, Politics, 9/6/2004

Information Minister Ahmad al-Hassan has stressed the importance of the Syrian-Lebanese relations and has called for such relations to take a stronger form by more coordination and unified vision in defending the common causes of destiny.

In a statement read at the beginning of a meeting with Lebanese journalists and representatives of non-governmental organizations who are scheduled to take part at the Reform and Changing Symposium which is to be held in Damascus tomorrow and organized by Information Ministry with the cooperation of the Lebanese -- Syrian Cultural Forum, the minister underlined that the free Lebanese writers express the will of the people to resist the policy of dictation and hegemony.

Al-Hassan underlined the importance of such a meeting in the light of the Lebanese government decision to extend the mandate of Lebanese President Emil Lahoud for three years, and the American-French pressures to issue a UN Security Council decision which is considered by Lebanon and Syria as a blatant intervention in the internal affairs and relations between the two states.

The minister expressed regret for the compliance of the UN Security Council with the US pressures to become a cover for the United States attempts to impose its hegemony on the world following the collapse of the Soviet Union and Sept. 11th events.

He underlined the link between before, during and the aftermath of the Anglo-American war on Iraq, and the real reasons behind the latest Security Council decision, pointing out to Syria's Accountability Act which has been a step in the policy of dictation.

The minister stressed the "necessity for solidarity and for moving on regional and international levels to strengthen the Arab relations with countries that have not complied with the US law of the jungle such as Russia, China and Pakistan."

Al-Hasan, then answered the questions of journalist on the latest developments on Arab, regional and international levels.

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