Future bloc MP Assem Aaraji on Tuesday said that he hopes Prime Minister Najib Mikati would “keep his promise” and honor his government’s commitment to the UN-backed Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL).
“We hope that Mikati will turn words into action," Aaraji told the Free Lebanon radio station.“Can the ministers approve Lebanon’s annual share of funding to the STL? We will wait and see,” the MP also said.Following his meeting with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday, Mikati reiterated his commitment to international resolutions.The STL indicted four Hezbollah members for ex-Premier Rafik Hariri’s 2005 murder. However, the Shia group ruled out the arrest of the four suspects.The Hezbollah-led March 8 parties – which currently dominate Lebanon’s cabinet – have opposed a clause in the Lebanese annual state budget pertaining to the funding of the tribunal.However, Mikati has repeatedly voiced commitment to the UN-backed court.
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