Bassil: If Whole World Stood against Hezbollah, Lebanon to Continue Embracing Resistance

By Staff, Agencies

Lebanon’s Foreign Minister, Gebran Bassil, responded on Monday to Britain’s decision to blacklist the so-called “political arm” of Hezbollah as a “terrorist organization”.

According to Bassil, “Senior British officials had agreed the issue should not impact on bilateral relationships between Lebanon and Britain.”

The Lebanese Foreign Minister further added the move “will not have direct negative consequences on Lebanon because we are already used to this situation with other countries.”

“If the whole world stood up and said the Resistance is terrorism, this does not make it terrorism as far as the Lebanese are concerned,” said Bassil, confirming that “as long as the land is occupied, the Resistance remains embraced by the institutions of the state and all the Lebanese people.”