Without naming him, Lebanon’s Prime Minister-Designate Najib Miqati criticized on Friday the head of the caretaker government Saad Hariri over his inciting remarks one day earlier against the Islamic Republic of Iran.Miqati noted that the positions of officials that do not reflect a unified Lebanese stand will harm the country, especially if these positions contradict the statements they had issued before.
"The rhetoric harms the Lebanese people because it is involving them in disputes with fraternal states that have stood by Lebanon and the Lebanese during the hardships they have endured," the Prime Minister-Designate highlighted.
He stressed the need for political forces in Lebanon to calm their political rhetoric given the instability in the Arab world.One day earlier, Hariri claimed that the biggest challenge facing the Arab world is what he called Iran's persistent violations. “Lebanon and several Arab countries, in the Gulf and probably outside the Gulf, are suffering… from the flagrant Iranian intervention in the Arab internal issues,” he went on to say. Hezbollah condemned Hariri’s remarks against the Islamic Republic in Iran and said they were part of the American scheme to create sedition in the region.
He stressed the need for political forces in Lebanon to calm their political rhetoric given the instability in the Arab world.One day earlier, Hariri claimed that the biggest challenge facing the Arab world is what he called Iran's persistent violations. “Lebanon and several Arab countries, in the Gulf and probably outside the Gulf, are suffering… from the flagrant Iranian intervention in the Arab internal issues,” he went on to say. Hezbollah condemned Hariri’s remarks against the Islamic Republic in Iran and said they were part of the American scheme to create sedition in the region.
CONSULTATIONS MOVING FORWARD
Addressing the government formation process, the premier-designate said that the consultations are moving forward steadily in the hope of forming a cabinet that would meet the expectations of the Lebanese.
The contacts are taking place in a positive atmosphere and "all the sides are aware of the need to speed up the formation based on the constitution" and the representation of powers in parliament, he said.
"I believe that the government should be based on qualifications of the individuals and I call on the various political powers to select their most qualified individuals to represent them in cabinet in order for the government to act as a homogeneous and successful unit," Miqati noted.
He stressed that the media reports on the government formation process are inaccurate because the formation does not depend of "petty disputes, but on respecting the constitution because it protects the Lebanese people and preserves the stability established by the Taif agreement."
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