France and Britain: Lebanon Should Cooperate with STL Investigators

The French and British foreign ministers have stressed that the Special Tribunal for Lebanon should continue to operate despite rejections by the March 8 forces to cooperate with the court.

"France has clearly stated that the STL should continue its work, and Lebanon should keep on cooperating with investigators” in ex-Premier Rafik Hariri’s assassination case, French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said during a press conference he held with his British counterpart William Hague in Paris on Thursday.

Juppe reiterated that France will take a stance from Najib Miqati’s cabinet according to its deeds.

“There should be no impunity” in Hariri’s murder case, Hague said in his turn.

“We are convinced that justice should continue to take its course,” he added.