French FM Visit to Region: Verbal Escalation Campaign against Syria, What Did He Say?
Nidal Hmadeh- Paris
In the second week of August, the French foreign minister Laurent Fabius visited three Middle Eastern countries involved in the Syrian conflict: Turkey, the West's ally in the war against Syria, Lebanon, which adopts the policy of dissociating itself from the crisis despite Tripoli's clashes, and Jordan which the gulf wants to turn into a military base if the West decides to launch a military aggression against Damascus.
Fabuis' visit included a verbal escalation during his visit to Syrian refugees camps in Turkey. He urged the international community, especially the West for military intervention against Damascus.
During his visit to the mentioned camps, the French top official claimed that "Syrian President Bashar al-Assad does not deserve to be there on the ground." This came as the Foreign Ministry spokesman declared from Paris that his country is studying a Turkish offer to establish a buffer zone Northern Syria.
In parallel, the French minister served as postman between Turkish and Lebanese officials carrying reassurances regarding the 11 kidnapped Lebanese in Syria and under a vivid control of the Turkish authorities.
In Jordan, Fabuis repeated his escalatory stances against Syria. One of the journalists who accompanied Fabius during the visits told "al-Intiqad" that "the French rhetoric indicates this escalation merely falls in the continuous process of deception and media verbal campaign, in an attempt to deliver support to the armed opposition rebels."
"It also aims at exerting moral and psychological pressure on Syria," he clarified.
Moreover, the journalist at France International Radio Christian Chesnot unveiled to "al-Intiqad" that Fabuis told the accompanying journalists on the plane "the French Foreign Ministry had been skeptical of the establishment of a buffer zone in northern Syria."
"This is merely to spark a regional war in the Middle East," Chesnot quoted Fabuis as saying.
He also pointed out that "the Jordanian king reiterated in front of the French delegation his opposition to arming the Syrian rebels because that will affect both Jordna's and the region's security."
According to the French journalist, the French foreign minister heard in Beirut talk about the need to preserve Syrian security forces and army after the fall of the regime.
However, he did not uncover the source of the statement. It is likely to be issued from March 14 officials or others whose relations with Syria suffers tension.
Source: al-Intiqad, Translated and Edited by moqawama.org
In the second week of August, the French foreign minister Laurent Fabius visited three Middle Eastern countries involved in the Syrian conflict: Turkey, the West's ally in the war against Syria, Lebanon, which adopts the policy of dissociating itself from the crisis despite Tripoli's clashes, and Jordan which the gulf wants to turn into a military base if the West decides to launch a military aggression against Damascus.
Fabuis' visit included a verbal escalation during his visit to Syrian refugees camps in Turkey. He urged the international community, especially the West for military intervention against Damascus.During his visit to the mentioned camps, the French top official claimed that "Syrian President Bashar al-Assad does not deserve to be there on the ground." This came as the Foreign Ministry spokesman declared from Paris that his country is studying a Turkish offer to establish a buffer zone Northern Syria.
In parallel, the French minister served as postman between Turkish and Lebanese officials carrying reassurances regarding the 11 kidnapped Lebanese in Syria and under a vivid control of the Turkish authorities.
In Jordan, Fabuis repeated his escalatory stances against Syria. One of the journalists who accompanied Fabius during the visits told "al-Intiqad" that "the French rhetoric indicates this escalation merely falls in the continuous process of deception and media verbal campaign, in an attempt to deliver support to the armed opposition rebels."
"It also aims at exerting moral and psychological pressure on Syria," he clarified.
Moreover, the journalist at France International Radio Christian Chesnot unveiled to "al-Intiqad" that Fabuis told the accompanying journalists on the plane "the French Foreign Ministry had been skeptical of the establishment of a buffer zone in northern Syria."
"This is merely to spark a regional war in the Middle East," Chesnot quoted Fabuis as saying.
He also pointed out that "the Jordanian king reiterated in front of the French delegation his opposition to arming the Syrian rebels because that will affect both Jordna's and the region's security."
According to the French journalist, the French foreign minister heard in Beirut talk about the need to preserve Syrian security forces and army after the fall of the regime.
However, he did not uncover the source of the statement. It is likely to be issued from March 14 officials or others whose relations with Syria suffers tension.
Source: al-Intiqad, Translated and Edited by moqawama.org
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