Now Lebanon - Al-Hayat: Sarkozy ‘waiting’ until Mikati implements STL promises - September 08, 2011

An unnamed French source said that President Nicolas Sarkozy is waiting until Prime Minister Najib Mikati implements his “vows” that Lebanon will provide its share of funding to the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) before he officially invites him to France, Al-Hayat newspaper reported on Thursday.

Mikati said last week that the government will commit to paying Lebanon’s share of funding for the STL, which is investigating the 2005 assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.

Four Hezbollah members have been indicted by the STL. However, the Shia group strongly denied the charges and refused to cooperate with the court.
The STL is funded by an assortment of donor countries from around the world as well as Lebanon. However, Hezbollah and other March 8 parties and figures have spoken out against Lebanon’s ties and funding for the tribunal and called it a tool to incite sectarian strife in Lebanon.