Now Lebanon - Nahhas says cabinet will approve STL funding, September 30, 2011

Economy Minister Nicolas Nahhas said on Thursday that Prime Minister Najib Mikati’s statements that Lebanon will commit to international resolutions will turn into action.
“[Mikati’s statements] will be [implemented] with a decision by the cabinet,” he told MTV, adding: “Lebanon cannot be isolated from the international community.”
Nahhas said that the course of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon – which is investigating the 2005 murder of ex-Premier Rafik Hariri – will not be affected if the country decided against providing its share of funding to the UN-backed court.
However, Nahhas – a member of March 8’s Free Patriotic Movement – said that such a decision will affect Lebanon
“There are no guarantees between partners; there is a deep and detailed discussion, and I think that Hezbollah will understand Mikati’s [arguments],” he also said in response to a question on how the FPM’s allies may react to such a decision.
UN Security Council Resolution 1757 established the STL in 2007. Lebanon contributes 49 percent of the court’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.