Syria, Lebanon pledge firm ties

Lebanon to work with Syria to strengthen borders
Lebanon and Syria will work together to secure their land borders, as well as to delineate both land and sea borders, Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati said on Saturday in Damascus. In the first trip by a Lebanese prime minister to neighbouring Syria in 15 years,
Syria, Lebanon pledge firm ties after years of tensions
Syria was the dominant power in Lebanon for three decades under the Assad family, with President Hafez al-Assad intervening in its 1975-1990 civil war and his son Bashar al-Assad only withdrawing Syria's troops in 2005 following mass protests triggered by the assassination of Lebanese ex-Prime Minister Rafic Hariri.
Syria’s new ruler pledges long-term strategic ties with Lebanon
Syria's new leader Ahmad Sharaa called on Lebanon on Saturday to forget about the past "negative" relations resulting from decades of the Assad family's rule, promising to resolve all lingering issues and establish long-term strategic ties.
Syria, Lebanon pledge 'long-term strategic relations' after Assad ouster
Syria's new ruler Ahmed al-Sharaa and Lebanon's prime minister vowed on Saturday to build lasting ties after the fall of Bashar al-Assad. Sharaa said the new Syria would "stay at equal distance
Lebanese PM In Damascus: Drawing Borders With Syria A Priority
Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati said Saturday during his first visit to Syria since president Bashar al-Assad's fall that demarcating the countries' shared land and sea borders was a key concern.
Syria-Lebanon relations: Lebanese prime minister's visit marks new phase
The visit by Lebanese PM Najib Mikati to Damascus marks the first for a senior Lebanese official to Syria in years
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Syria, Lebanon vow new era of ‘respect’
Syria’s new ruler and Lebanon’s Prime Minister pledged on Saturday to build lasting ties during the first visit by a Lebanese ...
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Lebanon's Mikati set to meet Sharaa in Syria in wake of Aoun's election
Najib Mikati’s visit, the first in 15 years, comes amid pressure in Lebanon to release Islamists imprisoned during the civil ...
Lebanon says will work with Syria to strengthen borders
Lebanon and Syria will work together to secure their land borders, as well as to delineate both land and sea borders, Lebanon ...
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Syria’s Sharaa meets Lebanese PM in bid to improve nations’ ties
Mikati is the first head of government to visit Damascus since Assad regime fell last month; new Syrian leaders looking to ...