State Minister Panos Manajian said on Friday that no party made any
promises to Prime Minister Najib Mikati concerning Lebanon’s share of
funding for the UN-backed Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL).
“No party [made any promises to] Prime Minister Najib Mikati, but
there might be a solution for the tribunal’s financing. This is a
Lebanese, regional and international matter,” he told Voice of Lebanon
(100.5) radio.
Manajian also said that the agenda of the cabinet’s upcoming session
has not yet been set, but added that the matter of STL will be
discussed soon.Mikati said on Tuesday night that“Lebanon will have to suffer if the funding [of the STL] is not approved.” 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 which is probing the 2005 assassination of
former PM Rafik Hariri.Lebanon contributes 49 percent of the STL's annual funding.Four Hezbollah members have been indicted by the STL. However, the
Shia group strongly denied the charges and refuses to cooperate with
the court.
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