More demonstration in Lebanon against Iran’s violation
On Saturday, Civil movement groups organized a demonstration next to the Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beirut to protest against Iran’s violation of Lebanon’s land and sea borders and the government’s failure to treat the matter.
The Iranian ambassador rejected, last month, the reply to an invitation by caretaker foreign minister, Charbel Wehbeh, after that he insulted Maronite Patriarch Beshara Al-Rai on Al-Alam channel that is linked to Iran.
Moreover, lawyer Grace Moubarak, said in a statement about the protesters: We, the free groups that emerged from the October 17 revolution, believers in sovereignty, freedom and independence, stand here today to raise our voice and to object against the Iranian ambassador’s refusal to accept his summoning after insulting our national sovereignty, in flagrant violation of Lebanon’s dignity.
She also said: The incident reflects the authorities’ insistence on neglecting our rights, distorting the image of Lebanon, destroying its port and half of its capital…in order to serve the Iranian axis and isolate the country from its Arab, regional and global fold.
Many issues in the protest
The question of the maritime borders and the failure to sign a decree requiring the extension of the Lebanese maritime zone in the negotiations with Israel were induced by the protesters.
Moubarak said: The time has come to liberate Lebanon and restore its decision-making power, adding: Therefore, we request signing the amendment to Decree 6433, which guarantees our southern maritime borders…, confronting the flagrant aggression of our northern maritime borders, and severing diplomatic relations with Iran, in addition to the expulsion of its ambassador.
Furthermore, protesters also appealed for the execution of the constitution, national pact and international and Arab resolutions, particularly UN Security Council Resolutions 1559, 1680 and 1701, and holding an international conference on Lebanon, following to an initiative suggested by Al-Rai.
