.Syrian Ambassador Denies Reports Hezbollah Using Russian Weapons
Syria’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Russia Hassan Rishah refuted allegations at a news conference in Moscow that Hezbollah was using Russian equipment supplied to Syria, RBC reports.
He added that with the globalization and free trade, Hezbollah was able to purchase any armament as well as any other organization. He stressed that Syria abode by all international treaties. He also claimed that Syria was not patronizing Hezbollah or any other such organization.
Interfax reported, citing Mr. Rishah, that Syria will be ready to defend its borders and integrity if attacked by Israel.
“Syria has said it is ready to defend its borders in the event of an actual attack. It will defend its integrity and sovereignty if aggression is displayed towards it,” the ambassador told a Moscow news conference on Thursday.
“Israel is in fact trying to provoke Syria and draw it into war, widening the conflict zone in order to extend it throughout the whole region and achieve its covert aims,” the ambassador believes. He said one of those aims was to capture sources of energy in the Middle East.
“Syria will not yield to this provocation and has stated that it advocates peaceful settlement and the continuation of talks,” the ambassador stressed. Hassan Rishah stressed that Israel’s war in Lebanon is “state terrorism.”
“Under false pretexts and against all humanitarian laws Israel is carrying out state terrorism with the support of one power, the unipolar world, a power which is wholly and entirely on Israel’s side, supplying it with weapons and resorting to the veto when decisions look to be in the offing,” the ambassador said.
“Israel is committing major, appalling crimes, murdering women and children, civilians, destroying the infrastructure of Lebanon,” the ambassador said.
He rejected allegations that Damascus was inciting Hezbollah. “Syria is being falsely accused — people say that Syria is inciting Hezbollah. Hezbollah is a Lebanese organization subordinate to nobody,” Rishah said.
According to the ambassador, Israel, with the U.S.A. alongside it, “would have found another pretext for unleashing the attack even if the two (Israeli) soldiers had not been captured.” The Syrian ambassador commented on the suggestion that Hezbollah was using defense and military equipment earlier supplied by Russia to Syria.
“We know that in the days of globalism all markets are open, and Hezbollah, like any organization in the world, is able to purchase any weapon. Syria does observe all international accords and I therefore do not believe this to be true,” the ambassador said.
He stressed that Syria takes particular care to ensure that international weapons accords are observed.
The ambassador stressed that Syria is one of the main players in the situation which has developed in the Middle East, but is not able to exert pressure on Hezbollah. He also recalled the occupation of part of Syria and Israel’s non-compliance with UN Security Council resolutions 242 and 338.
The ambassador said Israel could not destroy Hezbollah, RIA Novosti news agency reported, quoting him saying: “Israel says that its aim is to destroy the terrorist organization Hezbollah. But after a month of attacks we can see that this aim is not achievable, because Hezbollah is a political organization representing the majority of the Lebanese people\ [ellipsis as published] I believe they have a different strategic aim — to destroy the infrastructure of Lebanon and kill civilians,” adding that “in this Israel has indeed achieved some success.”
The ambassador said Damascus “supports Moscow’s position and believes that all the problems of the Middle East region must be resolved as a whole,” ITAR-TASS news agency said. “We welcome Russia’s advocacy of including the Lebanese government’s plan for settling the conflict in the UN Security Council resolution,” the ambassador said.
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I guess we pushed a button with the Russian thing. Though I have to agree with this statement as presented here. No one said that Hizbollah was getting Russian weapons through Syria, what has been said is that they are getting them through Iran. So "Syria’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Russia Hassan Rishah " is technically correct.
He added that with the globalization and free trade, Hezbollah was able to purchase any armament as well as any other organization. He stressed that Syria abode by all international treaties. He also claimed that Syria was not patronizing Hezbollah or any other such organization.
Interfax reported, citing Mr. Rishah, that Syria will be ready to defend its borders and integrity if attacked by Israel.
“Syria has said it is ready to defend its borders in the event of an actual attack. It will defend its integrity and sovereignty if aggression is displayed towards it,” the ambassador told a Moscow news conference on Thursday.
“Israel is in fact trying to provoke Syria and draw it into war, widening the conflict zone in order to extend it throughout the whole region and achieve its covert aims,” the ambassador believes. He said one of those aims was to capture sources of energy in the Middle East.
“Syria will not yield to this provocation and has stated that it advocates peaceful settlement and the continuation of talks,” the ambassador stressed. Hassan Rishah stressed that Israel’s war in Lebanon is “state terrorism.”
“Under false pretexts and against all humanitarian laws Israel is carrying out state terrorism with the support of one power, the unipolar world, a power which is wholly and entirely on Israel’s side, supplying it with weapons and resorting to the veto when decisions look to be in the offing,” the ambassador said.
“Israel is committing major, appalling crimes, murdering women and children, civilians, destroying the infrastructure of Lebanon,” the ambassador said.
He rejected allegations that Damascus was inciting Hezbollah. “Syria is being falsely accused — people say that Syria is inciting Hezbollah. Hezbollah is a Lebanese organization subordinate to nobody,” Rishah said.
According to the ambassador, Israel, with the U.S.A. alongside it, “would have found another pretext for unleashing the attack even if the two (Israeli) soldiers had not been captured.” The Syrian ambassador commented on the suggestion that Hezbollah was using defense and military equipment earlier supplied by Russia to Syria.
“We know that in the days of globalism all markets are open, and Hezbollah, like any organization in the world, is able to purchase any weapon. Syria does observe all international accords and I therefore do not believe this to be true,” the ambassador said.
He stressed that Syria takes particular care to ensure that international weapons accords are observed.
The ambassador stressed that Syria is one of the main players in the situation which has developed in the Middle East, but is not able to exert pressure on Hezbollah. He also recalled the occupation of part of Syria and Israel’s non-compliance with UN Security Council resolutions 242 and 338.
The ambassador said Israel could not destroy Hezbollah, RIA Novosti news agency reported, quoting him saying: “Israel says that its aim is to destroy the terrorist organization Hezbollah. But after a month of attacks we can see that this aim is not achievable, because Hezbollah is a political organization representing the majority of the Lebanese people\ [ellipsis as published] I believe they have a different strategic aim — to destroy the infrastructure of Lebanon and kill civilians,” adding that “in this Israel has indeed achieved some success.”
The ambassador said Damascus “supports Moscow’s position and believes that all the problems of the Middle East region must be resolved as a whole,” ITAR-TASS news agency said. “We welcome Russia’s advocacy of including the Lebanese government’s plan for settling the conflict in the UN Security Council resolution,” the ambassador said.
MosNews
I guess we pushed a button with the Russian thing. Though I have to agree with this statement as presented here. No one said that Hizbollah was getting Russian weapons through Syria, what has been said is that they are getting them through Iran. So "Syria’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Russia Hassan Rishah " is technically correct.
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