Finance Ministry Transfers Lebanon's Share of STL Funding to Tribunal
The Finance Ministry announced on Friday that Lebanon completed its share of the budget of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon.
Lebanon transferred 29 million euros that constitute its share of the tribunal funding.
On December 9, caretaker Prime Minister Najib Miqati had announced that Lebanon had paid its share of the funding for 2014.
He revealed at the time that the Finance Ministry was capable of providing the funds at installments.
An agreement over this issue had been reached after consultations with President Michel Suleiman.
Lebanon is obligated to provide 49 percent of the STL budget.
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