Miqati, Berri Cooperating to Settle STL Clause that Won’t ‘Provoke’ International Community

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Prime Minister Najib Miqati and Speaker Nabih Berri are likely to reach an appropriate phrasing of the clause on the Special Tribunal for Lebanon in the government policy statement that would not “antagonize” the international community, a ministerial sources told the pan-Arab daily Al-Hayat in remarks published on Sunday.

It added that Hizbullah would be able to “bear such a phrasing” until February 2012 when the cooperation agreement between Lebanon and the STL expires, which the new government will likely not renew.

“There is therefore no need for a disagreement to emerge in the new government over the STL as long as there is an agreement to deal with its requests when the time comes,” it continued.

Meanwhile, March 14 sources told the daily that the camp is suspicious of Miqati’s statements that will “respect” international agreements instead of “committing” to them.

On the other hand, ministerial sources said that respecting the agreements doesn’t mean avoiding them.

They stated that Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblat agrees with the premier’s approach to the tribunal, explaining that as long as Hizbullah is confident of its abilities to overcome the indictment, then there is no need to fear it.

Comments 3
Default-user-icon Le Phenicien (Guest) almost 13 years

We all know that this STL is also gone with Saad Hariri and will never come back like Saad & Co .

Lebanon and the Lebanese have opened a new page in their history after they got rid of the bad ones with their corruption and lies .

The new government has nothing to do with the doubtful obligations of Siniora & Hariri with that STL that was illegally signed by a small part of the Lebanese for personal interests and very well known wpurposes !!

Default-user-icon neutral (Guest) almost 13 years

Who is going to appease the people on the fourth after the revealing of the hairi killers? Thats going to be dooms day for lebanon. people getter start shoping for food and meds now before its too late.

Default-user-icon neutral (Guest) almost 13 years

Le Phenicien you are one super idiot. dont you think about the Sunni majority in Lebanon are sleeping. Once they annouce the killers of hariri do you think they are going to stay home and shut up? People are going to erupt like a volcano.
you are in france barking every day on here. for no avail. July is the month of hell . why dont you come to lebanon and bark here i dare you.
you are nothing but a coward hiding in france. and you call yourself le phenicien?