Damascus - Syria strongly condemned the assassination of Lebanese Industry Minister Pierre Gemayel who was shot dead in Beirut Tuesday.
Syria's official news agency SANA quoted a press official as saying that "this heinous crime targets the stability and civil peace in Lebanon."
The official stressed Syria's "keenness on the security, stability and unity of the Lebanese people and their peaceful living."
Gemayel was a member of the anti-Syrian majority in Lebanon and an outspoken critic of Damascus.