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02/11/2009 More than five months on his appointment as Prime Minister-Designate, MP Saad Hariri is still "unable" to form the much-awaited "partnership" cabinet.
According to Lebanon's Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, the obstacle hindering the cabinet formation process is "superficial" and has no longer any foreign aspect.
Yet, Lebanese daily As-Safir quoted Berri's visitors as saying that the Speaker is planning to intensify contacts to find a solution to the cabinet crisis. The visitors emphasized that Berri has "new ideas aimed at satisfying all parties." But the visitors told the daily that Berri won't propose his ideas before ascertaining that there is willingness to end the crisis.
But Berri's belief didn't seem to "satisfy" the Lebanese Forces chief Samir Geagea…
Geagea, who used to reject the "partnership" cabinet and didn't hesitate to urge more than once to urge President Michel Sleiman and PM-Designate Saad Hariri to form a "majority" government, claimed on Monday, claimed that Hezbollah is the real responsible for hindering the cabinet formation process.
In an interview with Agence France Presse (AFP), Geagea said Tehran and Damascus have been obstructing the efforts of Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri "through their Lebanese proxy Hezbollah".
"Hezbollah is not serious when it says it wants to facilitate the formation of the government," Geagea added.
Meanwhile, opposition forces reportedly held a meeting in Rabiyeh on Sunday night. The conferees included MP Michel Aoun, MP Sleiman Franjieh, Hezbollah Secretary General's political assistant Hussein Khalil and Minister Gebran Bassil.
Earlier, Aoun defied those who accuse him of putting obstacles to cabinet formation saying they should bring proof. "Let those who say we are impeding cabinet formation efforts to prove it," Aoun said during a dinner hosted by FPM lawyers at Le Royal hotel in Dbayeh on Sunday.
The MP said he didn't ask for impossible demands from Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri. Aoun added that his demands were logical and part of what is legally recognized to be rights.
02/11/2009 More than five months on his appointment as Prime Minister-Designate, MP Saad Hariri is still "unable" to form the much-awaited "partnership" cabinet.
According to Lebanon's Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, the obstacle hindering the cabinet formation process is "superficial" and has no longer any foreign aspect.
Yet, Lebanese daily As-Safir quoted Berri's visitors as saying that the Speaker is planning to intensify contacts to find a solution to the cabinet crisis. The visitors emphasized that Berri has "new ideas aimed at satisfying all parties." But the visitors told the daily that Berri won't propose his ideas before ascertaining that there is willingness to end the crisis.
But Berri's belief didn't seem to "satisfy" the Lebanese Forces chief Samir Geagea…
Geagea, who used to reject the "partnership" cabinet and didn't hesitate to urge more than once to urge President Michel Sleiman and PM-Designate Saad Hariri to form a "majority" government, claimed on Monday, claimed that Hezbollah is the real responsible for hindering the cabinet formation process.
In an interview with Agence France Presse (AFP), Geagea said Tehran and Damascus have been obstructing the efforts of Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri "through their Lebanese proxy Hezbollah".
"Hezbollah is not serious when it says it wants to facilitate the formation of the government," Geagea added.
Meanwhile, opposition forces reportedly held a meeting in Rabiyeh on Sunday night. The conferees included MP Michel Aoun, MP Sleiman Franjieh, Hezbollah Secretary General's political assistant Hussein Khalil and Minister Gebran Bassil.
Earlier, Aoun defied those who accuse him of putting obstacles to cabinet formation saying they should bring proof. "Let those who say we are impeding cabinet formation efforts to prove it," Aoun said during a dinner hosted by FPM lawyers at Le Royal hotel in Dbayeh on Sunday.
The MP said he didn't ask for impossible demands from Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri. Aoun added that his demands were logical and part of what is legally recognized to be rights.
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