Lebanese president for best relations with Syria

Lebanon's President Emile Lahoud yesterday underlined commitment to principles and stances Lebanese people had consensus on, on top of which is backing resistance and holding best ties with Syria.

"Lahoud urged the Lebanese to be fully aware of the sensitivity of this situation and the accelerating regional developments, stressing the necessity of preserving national unity to face plots Lebanon is exposed to," Lebanese former minister Wade al-Khazen said in a statement following a meeting with President Lahoud.

Meanwhile, Lebanese former Foreign Minister Mahmoud Hammoud underlined the significance of relations between Syria and Lebanon who share geography, mutual interest and destiny.

Hammoud, during a ceremony to hand over the Foreign Ministry portfolio to new Foreign Minister Fawzi Salloukh, said Syria and Lebanon are determined to cooperate in the face of different threats and to achieve both states' aspirations.