Syria denies it is trying to overthrow Lebanese govt

Syria today denied accusations by the White House that it was seeking to topple Lebanon’s Western-backed government, and said it was not interfering in Lebanese internal affairs.

Thu, 02 Nov, 2006 - 13:14

Syria today denied accusations by the White House that it was seeking to topple Lebanon’s Western-backed government, and said it was not interfering in Lebanese internal affairs.

“The US administration’s attempts to circulate that Syria, Iran and Hezbollah are seeking to destabilise Lebanon are not true,” the Syrian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.