Suleiman Hails Hariri's Stance on Cabinet Lineup
Former PM Saad Hariri's stances on the formation of a nine-month stalled cabinet echoed positively as sources close to President Michel Suleiman described his position as a “step forward” in the formation process, al-Joumhouria daily reported on Saturday.
Presidential Palace sources in Baabda described the stance as a step forward giving momentum to the strenuous efforts aiming to speed up the cabinet line-up and to facilitate the mission of PM-designate Tammam Salam in that regard.
On Friday, Hariri announced that he is showing positivity in the cabinet formation process and noted that Hizbullah is a political party that is leading a “big coalition.”
He added that he has not offered “concessions” concerning participation in a cabinet containing Hizbullah and its allies, stressing that “according to the principle of trials, any accused is innocent until proven guilty.”
The Special Tribunal for Lebanon has accused five Hizbullah members of involvement in the 2005 assassination of ex-PM Rafik Hariri. The party has dismissed the court as a U.S.-Israeli scheme and vowed to never cooperate with it.
In parallel, sources close to Salam hailed Hariri's stances and said “this is the most important statement at the most crucial times,” voicing hopes that all parties converge together to reflect on the government, security and political situation in the nation.
In that regard, contacts with the Baabda Palace continued as Salam met with Suleiman's envoy Khalil Hrawi.
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