Report: Bassil Affirms ‘Solid’ Hizbullah Ties, ‘Warns’ of Thwarting Govt. ‘Solution’
Free Patriotic Movement chief Jebran Bassil emphasized that a “historic agreement” with Hizbullah still stands on “solid ground,” as he warned of the consequences of thwarting attempts to form a government, al-Joumhouria daily reported on Tuesday.
In remarks he made to the daily, Bassil said: “The historical agreement between us and Hizbullah still stands firm. Any other conclusions are unrealistic.”
Hizbullah and FPM founder (current President) Michel Aoun signed their memorandum of understanding in 2006 as part of their political alliance.
Answering a question about Hizbullah leader, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah’s remarks that “friendship ties” connect him with Bassil, the latter said: “I am proud of this friendship.”
On the delayed government formation, Bassil said shall the ongoing efforts to resolve the stalemate be obstructed “the whole country will be on the verge of the abyss.”
Bassil has held talks with Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri in Paris lately on ways to end the government gridlock.
According to reports, the Hariri-Bassil talks “were not negative” and resulted in an agreement on modifying Bassil's ideas.
It has been reported that Bassil was clinging to his “five proposals”--which were not made public-- for overcoming the government formation crisis, while rejecting the 30-minister government format.
Sources close to Bassil said “all reports claiming that Bassil has given up the 11-minister demand are baseless.”
Source: Naharnet
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