The cabinet failed on Tuesday to adopt a position on the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) probing the murder of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, which is expected to indict members of the militant group.
A committee tasked with drafting the Ministerial Statement held its sixth meeting on Tuesday, Prime Minister Najib Mikati's office said in a statement.
But the committee did not discuss how the cabinet would tackle the STL, rumored to be readying to issue indictments naming members of Hezbollah in the 2005 Rafik Hariri assassination.
"Mikati has not yet launched talks on the clause in the government policy which deals with the tribunal," a source close to Mikati told AFP on condition of anonymity.
"We are still in contact with all parties in an attempt to find a solution that is acceptable to all those concerned."
Meanwhile, State Minister for Administrative Reform Mohammad Fneish, who is a member of Hezbollah, said: "Our position against the tribunal is clear.”
"As yet, there have been no talks as to how the government policy will deal with the tribunal," Fneish told AFP on Tuesday.
Lebanon for months has been bracing for the Netherlands-based STL to issue its indictment in the Beirut bombing that killed Rafik Hariri and 22 others, with Hezbollah repeatedly warning it would defend itself against any accusations.
On June 13, PM Najib Mikati announced the formation of a cabinet in which the Iranian-backed Hezbollah and its allies hold a majority.
-AFP/NOW Lebanon
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