March 8 forces are holding onto their stance refusing to pay
Lebanon’s dues to the Special Tribunal for Lebanon probing the
assassination of ex-Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, al-Liwaa newspaper
reported on Thursday.
Sources told the daily that the funding of the STL, that is expected
to be tackled by the cabinet soon, will not be approved whether it was
discussed during a session or away from the media spotlight.
However, PM Najib Miqati, President Michel Suleiman and more than 10
ministers agree on committing to the international obligation, the
newspaper noted.
Sources said that the government is waiting for an official request
by the United Nations to carry out the issue knowing that the funding
must be made by the end of September, but Speaker Nabih Berri said that
Lebanon’s payment of its share is not at the end of Sept. as some
expected.
Miqati told pan-Arab daily al-Hayat that the funding of the STL is
in everyone’s interest, he said: “I am betting on the patriotism of all
sides inside the cabinet.”
“The funding and the implementation of international resolutions
fall in Lebanon’s interest and I don’t think that anyone is against
it,” he stressed.
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