Saturday, April 25, 2009

Lieberman: Syria not a peace partner

Syria is supporting Palestinian and Lebanese terror groups and therefore is not a partner for peace, Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said in an interview published in Austria on Saturday.

"We need to look at the reality. Even today, Syria hosts the headquarters of terror organizations such as Hamas and the [Islamic] Jihad," Lieberman told the Austrian Kleine Zeitung newspaper.

"Syria supports Hizbullah and its arms trafficking into southern Lebanon. Syria supports Iran's nuclear program. That is why I cannot see in Syria a real partner for any type of agreement," Lieberman was quoted as saying.