Nasrallah's speech to Beirut Rally

Secretary General of Hizbullah Party, Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah, said "No one can drive Syria out of Lebanon ... President al-Assad is present in Lebanon if not physically then in Lebanon's spirit and mind."

In a speech delivered at the mass rally in Beirut Tuesday, Nasrallah underlined support to the Syrian-Lebanese Higher Council's outcomes, asserting that Syrian presence or withdrawal from Lebanon should only be ruled by the Taif Accord.

"We are here to tell the world that we reject the UN resolution No. 1559," he said, asserting that the Taif Accord should govern the Syrian military existence and the two governments' will and interests rather than the international pressure and diktats.

Nasrallah pointed out to the necessity of forming a responsible government to rule the state and its political, security, economic and financial requirements "a government to follow up seriously the issue of the Hariri assassination."

He also called all sides for dialogue, asserting importance of implementation of other items of the Taif Accord.

"Syria will support all Lebanese agreed upon decisions since Syria has always wanted good for Lebanon," he added.

Nasrallah rejected settling the Palestinian refugees in Lebanon, asserting that settling them serves Israel only.

He urged France, which co-sponsored the 1559 resolution with the United States, to drop its support for this measure.

He also called upon the U.S. to reconsider its stance towards Lebanon and not to intervene in its internal affairs, stressing importance of taking into consideration the Lebanese people's unanimous rejection of foreign intervention in their internal issues.

Nasrallah concluded by thanking Syria and the Syrian army "who resisted the enemy and sacrificed themselves for Lebanon's liberty and security."