The Syrian embassy in Beirut on Tuesday refuted anti-Lebanese remarks attributed to Syria's grand mufti Sheikh Ahmed Badreddine Hassoun.
“A Twitter account calling itself 'Ahmed Badreddine Hassoun' has posted tweets attributed to... Sheikh Ahmed Badreddine Hassoun, the grand mufti of the Syrian Arab Republic, which are against the nature of the brotherly ties between the two brotherly countries Syria and Lebanon,” the embassy said in a statement.
“After contacting Mufti Hassoun, the embassy of the Syrian Arab Republic in Beirut denies any link between His Eminence and the aforementioned account,” the embassy added.
“The remarks attributed to him are totally baseless and the embassy wants to make use of this occasion to stress its permanent approach of exerting utmost efforts to reinforce the bonds of brotherhood that link our two brotherly countries,” the Syrian embassy went on to say.
It also called on “all those keen on security and stability in our two countries” to “shun everything that contributes to distortion and discord.”