MosJan Posted July 27, 2005 Report Share Posted July 27, 2005 NOW WE KNOW WHAT TO ASK CONDOLEEZZA RICE ONCE SHE IS IN YEREVAN US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice criticized Damask last Friday for closing its border with Lebanon. Mrs. Rice was right indeed while uttering, "Good neighbors don't close their borders to their neighbors". In Lebanon's case, this truth is more evident as 90 percent of its overland border is shared with Syria. Border with the other neighbor -- Israel in south -- remains closed since 1948. Lebanon's greatest relief, Providence's gift so to say, is the outlet to the Mediterranean, which saved Lebanon from supply shortage during 15 years of inner wars. Condoleezza Rice is expected to arrive in Armenia in the current year. One may ask whether she will repeat her words about good-neighborly relations in the context of Turkish-Armenian closed border. For landlocked Armenia Turkey's 12-year-long blockade is harder to endure than for Lebanon the Syrian one. But such a surprise from US State Secretary is scarcely to be witnessed. Turkey is no Syria and Armenia is no Lebanon. Syria should have been criticized and America did criticize whereas Turkey should be handled with care. By Hakob Avetikian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armen Half-Celt Posted July 28, 2005 Report Share Posted July 28, 2005 hmmm Denmark has a boarder with Lebanon? at first that is what i thought it said Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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