Hrawi: We'll never surrender

Lebanese President Elias Hrawi on Sunday said that Lebanon will never surrender in its march to liberate its lands in the South and the western Bekaa from the Israeli occupation.

In a speech he delivered at al-Iftar banquet held by Lebanese Mufti Sheikh Muhammad Rashid Qabbani, the Lebanese President said, " We still have to carry out several responsibilities, especially liberating the occupied lands. We will never surrender nor give up our holy duty."

Sheikh Qabbani stressed in a similar speech the cohesion between the Syrian and Lebanese tracks in the peace process. He praised Syria's aid to Lebanon, adding: "Rebuilding the state of Lebanon on developed and modern grounds is not attainable without Syria's support for Lebanon's security, politics and economy and its care to maintain the unity of the Lebanese people."

He underlined the importance of unity between the Lebanese army and resistance men in the south in the fight against the Israeli occupation troops.