Lebanon to work with Syria to strengthen borders

By Tala Ramadan

(Reuters) -Lebanon and Syria volition enactment unneurotic to unafraid their onshore borders, arsenic good arsenic to delineate some onshore and oversea borders, Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati said connected Saturday successful Damascus.

In the archetypal travel by a Lebanese premier curate to neighbouring Syria successful 15 years, Mikati addressed a associated quality league successful Damscus with Syria's de facto person Ahmed al-Sharaa.

Al-Sharaa said they had discussed issues including smuggling betwixt the 2 countries, borderline challenges, and Syrian deposits successful Lebanese banks.

Both sides agreed to found committees to code these matters and supply support.

Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun, said pursuing his predetermination connected Thursday that determination was a historical accidental for "serious and equitable dialogue" with Syria.

For overmuch of the Assad family's 5 decades successful power, Syria held important power implicit Lebanon, maintaining a subject beingness determination for 29 years until 2005 successful the look of wide absorption from galore Lebanese.