Al-Shara: File of the Israeli Syrian negotiations is not closed

Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara said that file of the Israeli - Syrian negotiations is not closed and that Israel's declarations are maneuvers to open the Syrian track.

He referred that the Israeli withdrawal from south Lebanon helped to strengthen the Syrian stance and not weaken it as it was thought by some.

He assured that the existing of the Syrian forces will get out of Lebanon when they finish their function according to the Lebanese government's request, and that its stay will not be according to Israel's desire but through understanding with the Lebanese.