Russia slams US military aid to Lebanon Thu, 31 May 2007 05:37:52 Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has warned that the sharp increase in US military aid earmarked for Lebanon could 'destabilize' the country.
"We have always assumed that it is necessary for international agreements to be adhered to. We also know that it is necessary to prevent the shipment of arms which might serve to destabilize the situation," he said after a meeting of the so-called international Quartet for Middle East peace in Berlin. The comments came after an earlier confrontation with US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, who was representing Washington at the meeting, AFP reported. At a gathering of foreign ministers of the Group of Eight club of rich nations in nearby Potsdam, Moscow and Washington had been at odds over Kosovo and US plans to deploy a missile shield in Europe. The US Congress approved a 2007 budget which includesUSD 280m dollars in military aid to Lebanon, seven times more than the USD 40m dollars unblocked in 2006. AGB/HAR http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=11561§ionid=3510206 --------------------------------- Yahoo! oneSearch: Finally, mobile search that gives answers, not web links. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digest: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive1: <http://www.egroups.com/messages/laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive2: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
