Syria will not cooperate with UN's Lebanon court
AFP, June, 2007
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DAMASCUS (AFP) — Syria will not cooperate with the UN tribunal being created to try suspects in the assassination of former Lebanese premier Rafiq Hariri, Foreign Minister Walid Muallem reiterated on Friday.
UN Resolution 1757, adopted on Wednesday by the Security Council, "has no bearing on Syria, and we have informed the Security Council that we will not cooperate with this tribunal," Muallem told a news conference in Damascus with his Iranian counterpart, Manouchehr Mottaki.
"Syria has reiterated on several occasions that the tribunal concerns only Lebanon," he said. "Syria will not abandon its sovereignty."
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The legally binding resolution, which was narrowly approved by the Security Council with five abstentions late on Wednesday, sets a June 10 deadline for an agreement for the tribunal to come into force.
Muallem said adopting the resolution "infringes on Lebanese sovereignty," and deplored "the speed with which the Security Council decided on a tribunal ...
