He told Al-Jazeera television in an interview to be broadcast on Saturday: "If we want to put an end to political assassinations then the international tribunal should issue its indictment and specifically names those in Lebanon who committed the crime."
"If we want matters to continue as they are, then the assassinations will continue, which would harm Lebanon and other nations as well," he added.
Furthermore, he noted that it would be "worrisome" if Hizbullah were to take control of Lebanon, saying: "Lebanon should remain as it was, for all its sects … and if one were to overpower the others, then that would oppose the foundations upon which Lebanon is built."
Asked whether he believes that Hizbullah wants to control Lebanon, Sfeir responded with a denial, but noted: "Its methods are forceful and of course, force leads to power."
Addressing the possibility of paying a visit to Iran, the patriarch said: "The conditions are not suitable yet to allow us to make the trip."
As for visiting Syria, Sfeir said that if the conditions are appropriate then he would head to Damascus.
"So far it has not appeared that relations between Lebanon and Syria are sound because one country possibly seeks to gain interests in the other, which the Lebanese oppose," he continued.
"If Syria wants to befriend Lebanon in order to control it as it wishes, then we do not want this friendship," he added.
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