Cairo - Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Seniora urged Arab countries Monday to help end "Syria's injustices" against his country and dismissed Syrian calls to end the Lebanese political crisis as unacceptable.

Speaking to reporters after talks in Cairo with Arab League secretary general Amr Mussa, Seniora said Syria was doing Lebanon injustice.

"This injustice has to end," Seniora said.

The premier was alluding to what he perceives as Syria's role in Lebanon's political deadlock created by the failure by Lebanon's government and its Syrian-backed opposition to agree on the composition of a new cabinet.

Syria is also accused of obstructing through its Lebanese allies led by Hezbollah the election of a new Lebanese president.

Seniora dismissed accusations by Syria and the opposition that his US-backed government was drawing strength from its alliance with western countries.

"The Lebanese government has Arab and international backing and domestic legitimacy; hence claims that we are seeking foreign support are untrue," Seniora said.

"We are seeking the help of our Arab brothers to resolve our problems with Syria," the premier added.

Syria adopted during an Arab summit it hosted end of March a conciliatory language on the Lebanese standoff and called on regional power Saudi Arabia to cooperate in ending the crisis.

But Seniora was dismissive of the Syrian position.

"This call is an attempt to create confusion and secure a solution that favours a side against another side," Seniora said.

Asked whether his government was talking to Washington about a possible Israeli attack on south Lebanon, Seniora said the issue has not been raised with the US.

Seniora said Israel was still refusing to release Lebanese detainees and hand in maps of landmines its troops planted in south Lebanon during the 2006 war. (dpa)