Lebanese officials expressed reservation regarding a suggestion to open a Lebanese embassy in Jerusalem citing concerns the move could be misinterpreted, al-Joumhouria daily reported on Friday.
Speaker Nabih Berri said the move is “highly dangerous and indirectly serves Netanyahu's remarks when he said two days ago that states, besides the US, will open embassies in Jerusalem,” the daily quoted Berri as saying.
Early this month, US President Donald Trump took a decision where he recognized Jerusalem as capital of Israel and kicked off the process of moving the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
Berri added: “Personally I believe that Palestine is one and Jerusalem is the capital of Palestine. There is no such thing as West or East Jerusalem. Therefore opening a Lebanese embassy in Jerusalem violates this principle.”
Foreign Minister Jebran Bassil announced Thursday that he has submitted a memo to the government to “establish a Lebanese embassy in Jerusalem, the capital of Palestine.”
In that regard, Prime Minister Saad Hariri said: “Lebanon agreed to the Arab Peace Initiative in 2002 and must remain in line with this matter.”