Day: March 23, 2024

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants strongly condemned the terrorist act that targeted Crocus City Hall in the Russian capital, Moscow, which resulted in a number of deaths and injuries to innocent people.

The Ministry affirmed in a statement, ‘Lebanon’s solidarity with the Federal Republic of Russia and its categorical rejection and complete denunciation of this criminal act,’ and stressed ‘the importance of bringing its perpetrators to justice and punishing them.’

Lebanon also offered its deepest condolences to the government and people of Russia, wishing the wounded a speedy recovery.

Source: National News Agency – Lebanon

Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati condemned the terrorist attack in Moscow last night, which resulted in dozens of casualties. In a telegram to Russian President Vladimir Putin, he stated:

‘Lebanon strongly condemns the terrorist act in Moscow, which caused numerous innocent victims. We express our full solidarity with Russia and reject all forms of violence, extremism, and terrorism.

On behalf of the Lebanese government, I extend our deepest condolences to Your Excellency, the Russian people, and the families of the victims. We wish a speedy recovery to the injured.

Source: National News Agency – Lebanon

Speaker of the House, Nabih Berri, cabled today Russian President Vladimir Putin, offering deepest condolences over the victims of the terrorist attack that targeted the suburbs of Moscow.

On behalf of the Lebanese parliament and people, the Speaker expressed sincere solidarity and sympathy to the families of the victims who were killed as a result of the terrorist attack that targeted a shopping center and a celebration hall in the suburbs of Moscow, wishing the wounded a speedy recovery.

He stressed Lebanon’s strong condemnation and denunciation of this cowardly terrorist act that targeted safe civilians, considering that terrorism has no religion or identity, whether committed by individuals or groups or through organized state terrorism.

Berri confirmed that such terrorist attacks represent continued aggression against all of humanity and the sacred religions and their tolerant values, which requires an urgent international effort to dry up their sources and suppress their destructive projects for inte
rnational peace and security.

Speaker Berri also sent a similar cable of condolences to his Russian counterpart, Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin.

Source: National News Agency – Lebanon

Former Progressive Socialist Party Chief, Walid Jumblatt, cabled today Russian President Vladimir Putin, condemning the terrorist attack that occurred in the city of Moscow on Friday, stressing that ‘the attack aims to strike the stability of Russia’ and that ‘terrorism has no borders or deterrent.’

Jumblatt’s cable stated: ‘I strongly condemn the terrorist attack that took place in the city of Moscow, which led to dozens of innocent civilian casualties, including many children. This brutal attack aims to strike the stability of Russia and confirms once again that terrorism has no borders or deterrents…In these difficult times, I express the highest degree of solidarity with the Russian people and extend my deepest condolences and sympathy to the families of the victims, wishing a speedy recovery to the wounded.’

Jumblatt sent similar cables to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov, stressing that ‘the attack aims to undermine stability in Russia and sabotage
internal peace.’

Source: National News Agency – Lebanon

The head of the Free Patriotic Movement, MP Gebran Bassil, contacted this afternoon the Russian ambassador to Lebanon, Alexander Rudakov, offering his deepest condolences on the victims of the terrorist attack in Moscow, stressing complete rejection of terrorism.

Bassil also sent similar condolences cables to the Russian authorities.

Source: National News Agency – Lebanon