US summons Syria diplomat over Hezbollah arms transfer: "The United States summoned a senior Syrian diplomat Monday and demanded an 'immediate' end to arms transfers to Hezbollah, criticizing any such shipments as an impediment to peace.
'The most senior Syrian diplomat present in Washington today, Deputy Chief of Mission Zouheir Jabbour, was summoned to the Department of State to review Syria's provocative behavior concerning the potential transfer of arms to Hezbollah,' department deputy spokesman Gordon Duguid said in a statement.
He said the United States condemns the transfer of any arms, 'especially ballistic missile systems such as the Scud, from Syria to Hezbollah.'"
