March 14 movement pressed ahead with a campaign against Hezbollah’s weapons Tuesday as negotiations to eliminate obstacles hindering the Cabinet formation failed to achieve any progress with no indications of a breakthrough this week.
Prime Minister-designate Najib Mikati is pursuing his negotiations away from the media to reach an agreement over the Cabinet make-up and bridge the gap between President Michel Sleiman and Free Patriotic Movement leader Michel Aoun, a source close to Mikati said.
The source added that negotiations were held up by Aoun’s demands, particularly after the former Lebanese army commander “stepped up his rhetoric this afternoon,” dismissing the possibility of forming a government before next week.
Aoun’s sharp criticism of Sleiman and the March 14 coalition was met by the Future Movement’s blatant condemnation of Hezbollah’s arsenal.
The movement’s head – caretaker Prime Minister Saad Hariri – attacked Hezbollah’s arsenal, saying the group’s weapons have become a national problem that were poisoning the political and cultural life in Lebanon and that the issue needed a national solution.
However, the Gathering of National Parties, which embraces a representative of Hezbollah, said the Future Movement’s campaign against Hezbollah served Israeli and foreign interests plotting to divide Lebanon and the region.
The March 14 alliance announced earlier this week its decision to boycott Mikati’s government, saying he had refused to commit to supporting the U.N.-backed tribunal.
Source: Website Team
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