March 14 proposes Lebanon's defense plan

Lebanon's March 14 alliance has proposed a plan urging Lebanese and other Arab nations to defend the country at a time of regional and international turbulence.

The seven-point plan entitled “The protection of Lebanon is a national, Arab and international responsibility,” was announced by March 14 Secretariat General Coordinator Fares Soueid on Sunday.

Soueid called on the Arab League to assume its responsibilities in defending Lebanon, Lebanon's Daily Star reported.

The plan also urged the international community to defend Lebanon by implementing UN Security Council resolution 1701.

The resolution, which put an end to the 33-day Israeli aggression on Lebanon in 2006, calls for an arms-free region south of the Litani River as well as the spread of Lebanese Army and United Nations Interim Forces in Lebanon in the area.

The alliance held its fifth annual meeting in Beirut on Sunday. Its first meeting took place five years ago after the death of the former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.

Soueid told Press TV correspondent in Beirut that the "full implementation of the UN Resolution 1701 and the Lebanese constitution" were the focal points of the plan.

He also highlighted the need for the Arab world to have the same vision concerning the conflict with Israel.

Source: PressTV.
Link: http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=120865§ionid=351020203.