Obama to raise 'grave concerns' regarding Syria, Hizbullah Meanwhile, President Barack Obama will likely raise the US’s “grave concerns” about Syria’s arming of Hizbullah with Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri when the two meet on Monday, Reuters reported over the weekend.The two leaders will discuss a “broad range of mutual goals in support of Lebanon’s sovereignty and independence, regional peace and security,” White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said on Friday.Israel believes that Syria recently supplied Hizbullah with hundreds of surface-to-surface missiles, including Scud missiles and advanced M-600 missiles capable of targeting Tel Aviv and causing extensive damage to Israel. Syria has denied the claims while Hizbullah has refused to respond to them. Hariri has denied the allegations, comparing them to the American charges that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction ahead of the 2003 US-led invasion.
Jerusalem Post staff contributed to this report. At their meeting, Obama and Hariri will also discuss international efforts to isolate Iran over its nuclear program. Lebanon is the current rotating president of the UN Security Council, a position it holds until May 31.