Feltman Warns of Harsh Measures if Lebanon Doesn’t Fund STL
U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Jeffrey Feltman warned of “consequences” on the U.S.-Lebanese bilateral ties if Beirut refused to fund the Special Tribunal for Lebanon.
Feltman told al-Arabiya satellite TV network that Washington will have to take harsh measures if the Lebanese failed to pay their share to the STL that is set to try ex-Premier Rafik Hariri’s suspected assassins.
Feltman said that failure to fund the court will reflect negatively on the situation in Lebanon.
The Lebanese government should abide by its commitments because it is a member of the U.N. Security Council and because the international tribunal was established by a Council resolution at Lebanon's request, he added.
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