Lebanese Speaker Nabih Berri said on Friday that the Lebanese government’s decision to disassociate itself from Arab developments is “wise.”

Lebanese Speaker Nabih Berri said on Friday that the Lebanese government’s decision to disassociate itself from Arab developments is “wise,” adding that the country must protect itself from being negatively affected by what is happening in the region, the National News Agency reported.

As long as Lebanon has no effect on developments, the least it can do is “dissociate itself,” said Berri.

“Does the destruction of Lebanon benefit us or the Arabs? Of course not. That is why we have to avoid anything that brings evil to Lebanon.”

The speaker also said that Lebanon was able to “restore Arab honor” in the issue of Israeli-Palestinian struggle, and added: “Through our Resistance, we were able to restore most of our country’s lands and rights.”

He also commented on the 1978 disappearance of Lebanese Cleric leader Imam Moussa Sadr and said the current Libyan authorities are working to reveal Sadr’s fate.

“Investigations between Lebanon and Libya will continue as there was an agreement to cooperate in this case.”

Imam Sadr arrived in Tripoli on August 25, 1978, with two companions Sheikh Mohammed Yacoub and journalist Abbas Badreddin. They were seen for the last time on August 31, 1978.

His disappearance had been a source of tension between Lebanon and Moammar Gaddafi’s regime, which was ousted late last year following an eight-month armed uprising.