Bassil: Can’t Promise You the Future Without a Balanced Govt.
Caretaker Foreign Minister Jebran Bassil stressed on Sunday saying “we can’t promise you the future we want if we can’t get a balanced government.”
“You have to understand our adamant positions regarding the government. We can’t promise you the future if we don't get the balanced government we want,” said Bassil in remarks he made marking the August 7 anniversary.
“Everyone must understand that we won’t waiver your rights. What we succeeded at obtaining through a balanced government shall not be waived today,” he added.
Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri was tasked with forming a new government on May 24.
The main obstacle hindering his mission is political wrangling over Christian (the FPM and Lebanese Forces) and Druze representation.
In the events of August 7, 2001, activists were attacked, beaten and arrested by intelligence services at a time when Lebanon was still under Syrian hegemony.
Source: Naharnet
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