Iran, Syria discuss regional issues, Lebanon
Syria-Iran, Politics, 2/4/2007

Syria's Foreign Minister Valid al-Mualem and Iranian Ambassador to Damascus Mohammad Hassan Akhtari conferred Sunday on the latest regional developments.

At the meeting, the current crisis in Lebanon was also on the agenda.

Interference of foreign forces in Lebanon has ignited the unrest in the country and has disrupted the trend of solving discords between the Lebanese government and its opponents.

Head of Lebanon's National Liberal Party Michel Aoun termed Washington's policies in his country as a cause for concern, posing a question about whether the US is willing to turn Lebanon into another Iraq.

He accused the ambassadors of US and France in Lebanon of inciting the Lebanese government to disregard the calls of its opponents and encouraging it to take measures towards a coup.

"The US intends to cause tension among various Lebanese groups, rather than presenting a solution to the problems. This is similar to what is going on in Iraq," Michel Aoun added.

Although more than two months have passed since the extensive strike and protest of supporters of the government's opponents in Beirut, the Lebanese government and its supporting group, called "March 14", have not yet accepted the call of their adversaries.

The opponents of the Lebanese government currently call for the formation of a national unity government and holding early parliamentary elections.

The issue has intensified the political crisis in Lebanon.

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