Beirut, (SANA) – Lebanese President Michel Suleiman said on Monday that Lebanese-Syrian relations are witnessing mutual trust bolstered by carrying out the steps that were included in the joint statement issued after the Syrian-Lebanese Summit which was held in Damascus in August 2008.

President Suleiman stressed that the higher interests of the two countries govern the carrying out of the articles of the joint statement.

He pointed out that any Arab or international efforts for achieving just and comprehensive peace must be based on agreement with Syria and bolstering Arab solidarity on the basis of the reconciliations that were made during the last Arab Summit, calling on for expanding the reconciliations and uniting Arab stances to confront challenges and pressures.

President Suleiman noted that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Minister of Defense Ehud Barak continue to launch threats at Lebanon and are working to undermine its internal stability through espionage and violations of its skies and sea.

He stressed that Israel uses threats and tension in order to escape from the international pressure placed on it to stop the building of settlements and adhere to the requirements of just and comprehensive peace