Syrian Envoy to France Denies Quitting, Says Woman Imitated Her Voice on French TV

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Syrian Ambassador to France Lamia Shakkour on Tuesday denied that she had quit her post, in interviews with Syria’s state TV and Al-Arabiya TV, shortly after the France 24 network aired an audio statement purportedly from her saying she was quitting.

In her phone interview with Al-Arabiya, Shakkour said her voice was imitated by the person who called France 24, stressing that she did not speak to any television.

“I’m so angry at France 24 channel and I did not speak to any television about quitting my post,” the ambassador told Al-Arabiya.

Meanwhile, she told Syria’s state television that she intends to file lawsuits against those who fabricated the story about her alleged resignation.

France 24 had earlier in the day aired an audio message by a woman claiming she was Syria’s ambassador to Paris. "I cannot support the cycle of violence, ... ignore that demonstrators have died, that families live in pain," the caller said.

"I've informed the private secretary of (Syrian) President Bashar al-Assad of my intention to resign," the caller added. "I recognize the legitimacy of the people's demands for more democracy and freedom."

Comments 22
Default-user-icon الأنا العليا (Guest) 07 June 2011, 21:13

منذ قليل سمعت السفيرة تكذب هذا الخبر جملة و تفصيلاً و ستقاضي القناة المذكورة.. مسخرة

Default-user-icon bassel (Guest) 07 June 2011, 21:22

يا اولاد ،،،،،،،،،
ها هي لمياء شكور تنفي استقالتها
فتحو عيونكون منيح
كفى كذب
الله محيي اصلك يا بنت الاصل
لن تفرحوا كثيرا ، سنفرح اخيرا،،،،

Default-user-icon MUSTAPHA O. GHALAYINI (Guest) 07 June 2011, 21:23

she is one of the "armed terrorist gang"

Default-user-icon ado__ (Guest) 07 June 2011, 21:30

She looks like a Salafi Wahhabi.

Default-user-icon محمد (Guest) 07 June 2011, 21:38

قرار مغلوط، وقد تم تكذيب هذا الخبر من السفيرة بنفسها، وصرحت انها ستقاضي المحطة المسؤولة عن الإشاعة المغرضة

Default-user-icon hanna (Guest) 07 June 2011, 22:22

probably with members of her family held hostage in syria she was forced to deny....

Sort like ghazi kanaan killed himself

Default-user-icon MUSTAPHA O. GHALAYINI (Guest) 07 June 2011, 22:58

so she is still with the regime gang,its only the timing.

Default-user-icon Sa7 el Nom (Guest) 07 June 2011, 23:25

To the boys of the mukhabarat you are welcomed to post on the board but stay in Syria, btw your collective reactions to this story are so over the top you should be used to inaccurate reporting you have SANA, Tishreen, Al-Watan and Hello Kitty Shaaban .

Default-user-icon Good bye cruel world (Guest) 07 June 2011, 23:58

What was the name of one of Hazez vice presidents the one that committed suicide by shooting himself in the back of the head.. twice.

Missing bigdigg 08 June 2011, 00:20

How can you blame Naharnet for their reporting from now on when you see what stupidity France 24 has done?

Default-user-icon Lebanese (m14 + M8) (Guest) 08 June 2011, 03:16

Everyone is allowed to post on this web site except the only enemy to the lebanese people...Israeli Jews. To them I say get your scum off the Lebanese website. Unless you are going to criticize Israel, we are not interested in what you criminals have to say.

Default-user-icon Muhsin (Guest) 08 June 2011, 03:31

"good bye cruel world" Which Israeli Journal did you read that the senior Syrian official was shot in the "back of the head"? Can you give us a link? One good thing is that the Israeli enemy imposters are very dumb. I hope it is the end for you soon in this "cruel world".

Default-user-icon Muhsin (Guest) 08 June 2011, 03:37

Ado...you think she looks like a Salafist? That does not surprise me. You thought Saleh of Yemen was pro-Iranian because he gave a warm greeting to the Iranian host in tehran (just like Hariri did when he went to Tehran). You are not so bright!

Default-user-icon Arz10452 (Guest) 08 June 2011, 05:22

Hanna - you are right on. ghazi kanaan committed suicide by shooting himself several times - only in Syria.

Default-user-icon hanna (Guest) 08 June 2011, 11:18

Arz10452 , are u sure he shot himself multiple times???

I heard he handged himself to death....then used a knife to the heart and as a finale, shot himself in the back of the head

Default-user-icon Akhouat (Guest) 08 June 2011, 13:59

Lebanese (m14 + M8)

The only enemies of the Lebanese people are the Baath regime in Syria and the Mullahs of Iran.

If you leave the Israelis alone, they will leave you alone. But Assad's regime will not stop until Lebanon is annexed to Syria, and the Iranians will not stop using our country as a platform to mess with Israel.

As far as I'm concerned, Assaf is welcome here.

Default-user-icon arz10452 (Guest) 08 June 2011, 15:37

Hanna
I think you are right - but I believe he hung himself after shooting himself and then he stabbed himself - you cannot fix stupid.

Default-user-icon Lebanese (m14 + M8) (Guest) 08 June 2011, 15:40

THE LEBANESE PEOPLE under the leadership of ALL M14 leaders and M8 leaders have made that decision. This is not the website for Israeli aggressors or their paid spies. Unless you denounce the Israeli apartheid criminal regime you are not welcomed on this website. Any Lebanese traitor supporting the terrorist occupier has a death sentence by Lebanese law.

Default-user-icon Le Phenicien (Guest) 08 June 2011, 16:12

24 hours after killing 120 soldiers , this is another amposture done by the Wahhaby Salafo-Sunnito terrorists that have connections in France and at France 24 television !! I remind you that France 24 has Daudi investors in its capital and member of its board of directors !!!

Keep in mind also , that Saad Hariri is at the Plaza Athénée Hotel in Paris , and has himself shares at this television station ...

ASSAAD is solid , soon , all this Sunni Joke will end with its silent partners .

Default-user-icon qawmi fred (Guest) 08 June 2011, 16:52

Comrade qawmi john of koura or muhsin or lebanese M14-M8-M69- or whatever creative name you wanna call yourself put a sock in it . We should first hang Aoun, we called him a Zionist traitor for over fifteen years and that was confirmed by the spy Fayez Karam. Funny why he's not anymore even though he says that he's stands by everything he was saying before he was bought off by the Syrians, so either we were throwing around accusations without merit as everything else we say or he should be first to be guillotined. Cigars anyone it's OK they're Cubans so certifiably proletariat.

Default-user-icon lies 24/7 (Guest) 08 June 2011, 21:04

Did the woman also imitate her phone number?

Default-user-icon aloush (Guest) 08 June 2011, 21:07

Le fini is right I heard it on Syrian TV so it has to be true.