August 3, 2010 - Now Lebanon - Syria understands Hezbollah’s concerns, reports Al-Hayat

Al-Hayat newspaper quoted an unnamed political source as saying that Syrian-Hezbollah communication plays a major role in easing the domestic tension in Lebanon, adding that Damascus understands Hezbollah’s concerns over the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL)’s upcoming indictment in the 2005 assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.

Last month, Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah called the tribunal an “Israeli project” aimed at weakening the party and inciting internal strife.

The source also said that the purpose of Speaker Nabih Berri’s Sunday meeting with Nasrallah was to ease the political tension that followed the latter’s July speeches.

The daily also reported that Nasrallah’s aide, Hussein Khalil, visited Damascus on Saturday to discuss Syria’s take on Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdel Aziz and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s Baabda meeting with President Michel Sleiman on Friday in Lebanon.

The source added that Development and Liberation bloc MPs have decided to not take part in the dispute between March 8 and March 14 on the issue of the tribunal.