EU Foreign Policy Chief Catherine Ashton voiced her concern over the Lebanese cabinet’s “lack of frank commitment” to cooperate with the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) despite Prime Minister Najib Mikati’s pledge to cooperate.
Ashton said it was important that the STL continues its work in cooperation with all parties, AFP reported on Thursday evening hours after the cabinet won the parliament’s confidence vote. She also welcomed the cabinet’s winning the vote of confidence and “promised” to assure EU’s support.
Lebanon's government won a parliamentary vote of confidence on Thursday, as Mikati vowed that his cabinet would cooperate with a UN-backed court charging Hezbollah members in the 2005 murder of ex-premier Rafik Hariri.
Mikati's program includes an ambiguously worded clause stipulating that Lebanon will "respect" international resolutions as long as they do not threaten peace and stability.
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