FM Rajji says Syria ready to cooperate for land border demarcation
Syria is now ready to work on land demarcation with Lebanon, Lebanese Foreign Minister Youssef Rajji said Tuesday.
Rajji said Lebanon has received "secret documents" from France of a French demarcation of the Lebanese-Syrian border that would help the two countries demarcate their land borders.
"The new Syrian administration recognizes Lebanon as an independent state, unlike previous administrations especially the Bashar al-Assad regime," Rajji said.
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