Lebanese leader: If Syria signs peace deal with Israel, so will we

If Israel and Syria sign a peace treaty, Lebanon will follow suit, the leader of Lebanon's majority bloc in parliament said yesterday.

Speaking on Egyptian television, Saad Hariri, the son of slain former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri, reiterated his stance that Lebanon would be the last Arab country to sign a peace treaty with its southern neighbor, but said he did not rule out such a treaty.

Hariri has said he supports Israel-Syria talks if it leads to the return of the Golan Heights to Syria.