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Syria Accuses US of Interfering in Lebanon Vote
Syria accused the United States on Sunday of interfering in Lebanon, where parliament was is deadlocked over the election of a successor to President Emile Lahoud.
"The United States is always urging everyone not to interfere in
Lebanese affairs, including the presidential election," the ruling
Baath party daily, Al-Baath, said.
"And yet the US administration is always interfering everywhere in the world, including Lebanon," wrote chief editor Elias Murad.
Al-Baath particularly denounced statements made by US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs David Welch, who pledged Washington would use all means to ensure an open election in Beirut.
"We will not exhaust any means to support those who want to have a decent fair open election according to their constitution," Welch told Congress on Thursday."This is a moment of truth for Lebanon," he added.
Washington would welcome a new Lebanese "president who represents the country of Lebanon much more ably than President Lahoud's regrettable tenure."
"The United States is always urging everyone not to interfere in
Lebanese affairs, including the presidential election," the ruling
Baath party daily, Al-Baath, said.
"And yet the US administration is always interfering everywhere in the world, including Lebanon," wrote chief editor Elias Murad.
Al-Baath particularly denounced statements made by US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs David Welch, who pledged Washington would use all means to ensure an open election in Beirut.
"We will not exhaust any means to support those who want to have a decent fair open election according to their constitution," Welch told Congress on Thursday."This is a moment of truth for Lebanon," he added.
Washington would welcome a new Lebanese "president who represents the country of Lebanon much more ably than President Lahoud's regrettable tenure."
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Pope expresses concern
Meanwhile, Pope Benedict XVI Sunday expressed his concern about Lebanon's presidential election planned for November 21, underscoring that it was "crucial" for the future of the violence-torn nation.
"The national assembly will be soon called upon to elect a new head of state," the pontiff said, adding that the ballot was "crucial for the survival of Lebanon and its institutions."
"I add my concerns to those expressed recently by the Christian Maronite patriarch Nasrallah Sfeir and his wish that all Lebanese can recognize the new president," he said.