UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres urged all Lebanese parties to stop meddling in the Syrian conflict, in a report naming Lebanon-based, Iran-backed Hizbullah, AFP reported Friday (March 16th).
"The presence of unauthorised weapons in the hands of Hizbullah remains of serious concern and warrants condemnation," Guterres said in a quarterly report distributed to the 15 Security Council members ahead of a debate set for Tuesday.
"The maintenance of arms outside the control of the state by Hizbullah and other groups continues to restrict the ability of the government of Lebanon to exercise full sovereignty and authority over its territory," he added.
"Hizbullah continued to acknowledge publicly that it maintains its military capacity," he said.
