Raad Meets Aoun: Reports of Tensions between Hizbullah, FPM are Baseless
The head of the Loyalty to the Resistance bloc MP Mohammed Raad stressed in Friday the need for ongoing cooperation and coordination between Hizbullah and the Free Patriotic Movement.
He stated after holding talks with FPM leader MP Michel Aoun: “Reports of tensions between us and the FPM are baseless.”
“We enjoy a common vision and joint principles with the FPM,” he added.
Raad held the meeting with Aoun at the head of a Hizbullah delegation.
He continued: “The meeting took long because of the several issues that we discussed, including local, governmental, and regional ones.”
On warnings that Lebanon will face international sanctions should it fail to fund the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, Raad remarked: “There is an external attempt to usurp our national sovereignty through the economy, security, judiciary, and all other fields.”
Aoun is later expected to make a television appearance on al-Manar Friday night.
Tensions have mounted between the March 8 and 14 camps over the funding of the STL, with the latter rejecting it and the former stating that Lebanon is bound by international agreements to fund it.
The March 14 camp has also warned that Lebanon may be slapped with sanctions should it fail to implement international resolutions.
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