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Rice Assures Jumblat of No Compromises on Lebanon
Jumblat: "The Americans and westerners have given a lot to Lebanon."
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has assured Druze leader Walid Jumblat that there won't be any compromises on Lebanon, An Nahar daily reported Thursday.
It quoted Jumblat as saying the message he received from Bush administration officials during his visit to Washington is that "there won't be any compromises on Lebanon."
"The discourse was clear from U.S. officials, from President Bush to Dr. Rice: no compromise on Lebanon and no mentioning of Lebanon at the Baghdad meeting," Jumblat added.
The anti-Damascus legislator was referring to a security conference that will be held in the Iraqi capital next month and that could pave the way for high-level talks between the U.S. and its arch-foes Iran and Syria.
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has assured Druze leader Walid Jumblat that there won't be any compromises on Lebanon, An Nahar daily reported Thursday.
It quoted Jumblat as saying the message he received from Bush administration officials during his visit to Washington is that "there won't be any compromises on Lebanon."
"The discourse was clear from U.S. officials, from President Bush to Dr. Rice: no compromise on Lebanon and no mentioning of Lebanon at the Baghdad meeting," Jumblat added.
The anti-Damascus legislator was referring to a security conference that will be held in the Iraqi capital next month and that could pave the way for high-level talks between the U.S. and its arch-foes Iran and Syria.
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They met on Monday with Bush who reiterated his government's support for the creation of a Special International Tribunal for Lebanon to prosecute suspects in ex-Premier Rafik Hariri's murder and related crimes.
Jumblat told reporters after Wednesday's talks at the State Department that the aim of his visit is to receive support for Lebanon's independence.
"The Americans and westerners have given a lot to Lebanon, in particular the successful Paris III aid conference," he said.
He also urged them to continue their backing of Lebanon "to resist states within states: the state of Hizbullah," he said.