Lebanese president and anniversary of liberating south lebanon

Lebanese President Emil Lahoud saluted on Tuesday the fifth anniversary of liberation of the biggest part of southern Lebanon from the Israeli occupation calling to draw a conclusion of the meaning of this occasion and revive the will of unity and cohesion among Lebanese.

In a statement distributed by the presidential press office, Lahoud said we should not forget the greatness of the liberation accomplishment that was made by the Lebanese solidarity and Lebanese turning around their army and the national liberation with Syria's boosting.

Lahoud underlined sought to liberate what has remained of Shabaa farms and the return of captives and detainees at Israeli occupation jails. He stressed on Palestinians "right of return" to their homeland and rejection of their settlement in Lebanon in addition to the implementation of all international resolutions related to the Arab-Israeli conflict.

For his part, Lebanese MP Qassem Hashem stressed adherence to resistance choice to liberate what remained of the territories under the Israeli occupation at Shabaa farms and Kfar Shouba hills.

"Ballot in the parliamentary elections in the south will be to support the resistance where citizens will express by that their national duty and stress the choice of resistance and adherence to national principals," the Lebanese MP said in a statement.