Islam Times - Lebanon Foreign Minister refuses to put Hezbollah on terror list

Islam Times - Commenting on a coming meeting with the EU Sanctions Committee which will convene in Brussels on June 4th, to discuss the situation in Syria, Lebanon Foreign Minister Adnan Mansour noted that he will oppose the listing of the Hezbollah as a terror organization.

He argued that the Hezbollah is an inherent part of Lebanon political structure and as such foreign powers should not seek to meddle as it would have severe repercussions for the Lebanese nation. He noted that trying to force the government to comply with foreing nations' demands simply equate to political blackmail.

"We do not want the politicization of this issue to turn into a settling of accounts." He added, "We will counteract Israel pressure . We will not allow the Hezbollah to figure on a terror, it would work against security and stability."