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Tuesday 28 Apr 2015 - 11:41 Makkah mean time-9-7-1436
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Washington, (IINA) - Former Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri said here on Monday “we will not allow a return to civil war” in Lebanon and “we will not revert to violence,” according to Lebanese media reports.
During his speech at the Wilson Center, Hariri also noted the need to elect a new president in Lebanon stressing that “the vacancy is very dangerous and involved in the paralysis of state institutions.”
He also stressed the importance of Baabda Declaration, which calls for distancing Lebanon from the Syrian conflict.
The former PM said his focus was on preventing the Syrian war from reigniting civil strife in Lebanon.
Speaking during a talk at the Wilson Center in Washington as part of his current visit to the US, Hariri stressed that his flurry of regional and foreign political activity was primarily aimed at protecting Lebanon from the repercussions of regional turmoil, particularly the 4-year-old war in neighboring Syria.
On the other side, Hariri said, “We argue that the Lebanese security agencies, namely the Lebanese Armed Forces and the Internal Security Forces, need to fight against terrorism which is why I am doing everything in my capacity to provide support and assistance to them.”
In order to fight extremism, Hariri called for a clear international policy to support the voices of moderation in the region.
Hariri, on his first visit to Washington since 2011, met with Secretary of State John Kerry and other senior US officials.
SM/IINA
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