Syria's Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani traveled to Beirut to meet Lebanese officials on Friday. This is important for Syria. It wants close ties with Lebanon. It also wants to make sure that Lebanon's Hezbollah does not destabilize the border or use Syria for smuggling.Israel continues to strike Hezbollah, and this aids Syria by keeping the group in check. However, Lebanon's government has vowed to disarm Hezbollah and has not completed the task yet.Syria and Lebanon have long had