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Lebanese president says to regain Shebaa Farms mainly through diplomacy

BEIRUT, July 14 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese President Michel Suleiman said to get back the occupied Shebaa Farms from Israel would be through diplomatic means, but he did not rule out the possibility of military operations in case of diplomatic failure, local Al- Anwar daily reported on Monday.

"Liberating Shebaa farms should be through diplomatic means and implementation of UN resolution 1701. If diplomacy fails, the military operations would be used," Suleiman told reporters after meeting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in Paris Sunday.

He said Lebanon is committed to regaining its ...

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