09/10/2010 Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem said that the current domestic situation in Lebanon is worrying, stressing coordination between Syria and Saudi Arabia over Lebanon.

In an interview with As-Safir newspaper published on Saturday, al-Muallem said that the Syrian-Saudi efforts are ongoing "but Lebanon alone can remove the factors that are causing instability," stating that the situation in the country is "worrisome."

The Syrian FM said that Damascus is not concerned with the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, but noted: "Whoever is interested in Lebanon's stability should work on preventing the tribunal's politicization."

Addressing U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton's remarks to Syria "not to harm Lebanon's stability through its ties with Hezbollah", the Syrian official said: "We do not make compromises in our relations with any resistant movements or any state."

"Syria's goals in Lebanon are clear and they do not exceed wanting to reach calm and stability," he added to al-Jazeera television on Friday.