Karami Slams Aoun’s Threat to Withdraw from Cabinet
State Minister Ahmed Karami slammed reports saying that there is a team that wants electricity and another that doesn’t, noting that it’s not acceptable from MP Michel Aoun to warn the cabinet of withdrawing from it if it didn’t approve what he wants.
“Everyone agreed on giving Aoun the amount of money he requested, but the discussions are around how to provide the money and its distribution and the mechanism of organizing it,” Karami told Akhbar al-Yawm News Agency on Saturday.
He slammed statements hinting that Free Patriotic Movement ministers will withdraw from the cabinet if the electricity bill wasn’t approved.
“We respect General Aoun but if he’s threatening to withdraw from the cabinet if we didn’t approve what he wants, then this is unacceptable… We refuse to sort things this way,” Karami said.
Aoun had called on the Lebanese to occupy the parliament if they want electricity after his draft law was blocked at the parliament.
He also didn’t attend Wednesday’s presidential Iftar banquet in Baabda palace because he refuses to sit at the same table with “some thieves and public money squanderers.”
Karami remarked “the issue was postponed until the next session (to be discussed again).”
Concerning the pro-Syrian people and anti-regime protests in Lebanon, Karami said: “I am against both kinds of protests.”
He told the news agency “I am against killing people by the regime, and I urge it to launch reforms.”
“However, we are not able to interfere with the Syrian internal affairs,” he added.
over 12 years
Minister Karami,
When you sleep with scorpions, sooner or later they will sting you.
By the way, good luck on you next election. You will need it.
over 12 years
Again one of the mikatists, living on another planet or pretending to. Aoun is sick,he's always been and HA is an armed gang with its own agenda. you ignored it kermele mansab, wake up or be one of them
over 12 years
Aoun is no longer happy with stealing millions, he now wants Billions
over 12 years
What about the millions made by imbassil and Simon & co ? The "clique" has now so much money! How much is the boss getting for himself? And they pretend to be against corruption!!! what a joke!!!!!!
Hey General - see you later - bye bye - don't let the door slam hit you on teh way out.