BEIRUT, April 14 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese President Michel Aoun said on Saturday that the U.S.-led airstrikes on Syria can't help achieve a political solution for the Syrian crisis.
"What happened in Syria today at dawn doesn't contribute to finding a political solution for the Syrian crisis," the presidency's media office quoted Aoun as saying on Twitter.
"Dialogue is necessary to stop deterioration and end the interference that has further complicated the crisis," he added.
Lebanon "rejects hostilities against Arab states for whatever reasons," Aoun noted.
Earlier Saturday, the U.S., along with its allies Britain and France, launched missile strikes on Syria over allegations that the Syrian government used poison gas in an attack on the rebel-held town of Douma near the capital Damascus on April 7. The Syrian government has repeatedly denied the allegations.
The Syrian Army said in a statement that about 110 missiles were fired by the U.S. and its allies on Syrian military sites, damaging the Research Scientific Center in the northeast of Damascus and the military bases in Homs.
Most of the missiles were intercepted before reaching targets, it noted.
