Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani told Lebanon’s president on Thursday that Damascus had no intention of intervening militarily in his country despite US pressure to do so, according to the Lebanese presidency.
Al-Shaibani, who also invited President Joseph Aoun to Syria, is visiting Beirut, where he met Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, a Hezbollah ally, for the first time.
US President Donald Trump has repeatedly said that Syria could “take care of Hezbollah,” criticizing Israel’s strategy in its war with the Iran-backed militant group.
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But Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, who came to power in December 2024 after leading a coalition that toppled longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad, has stated that he has no intention of intervening or reopening old wounds.
