Lebanon and Syria say they are committed to turning a new page on ties as Damascus’s foreign minister visits Beirut, with Lebanon seeking information on political assassinations under the Assad dynasty.
The family of Bashar al-Assad, ousted in December, exercised control over Lebanese affairs for decades and was accused of assassinating numerous officials in Lebanon who expressed opposition to its rule.
“Today we have opened a bright new page in relations between Syria and Lebanon,” says Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani, the first senior Syrian official to visit Lebanon since Assad’s toppling.
He says the trip demonstrated “a new Syrian approach towards Lebanon,” involving respect for its sovereignty and non-interference in its internal affairs.
President Joseph Aoun says Lebanon looked forward to strengthening ties between the two countries “on the basis of mutual respect and non-interference in domestic affairs.”
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