Hizbullah: Feltman Told Suleiman, Miqati that Cabinet ‘Shouldn’t Witness Light’
Hizbullah MPs have said that U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Jeffrey Feltman has informed President Michel Suleiman and Premier-designate Najib Miqati that the new cabinet should not be formed.
The MPs told pan-Arab daily Asharq al-Awsat in remarks published Sunday that Feltman carried a message to Suleiman and Miqati that the government “should not witness light.”
He stressed to them that the policy statement should clearly refer to Lebanon’s commitment to the rulings of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, the sources said.
When asked about the stances of the president and the premier-designate, they said: “Suleiman went along with the U.S. proposals out of his keenness to reconnect with the March 14 team and attempt to include it in the new national unity government.”
“As for Miqati, he is cautious about the proposal although he is convinced that the March 14 team rejects to participate in any type of cabinet that is suggested by Suleiman,” the Hizbullah MPs said.
They accused Washington of using Lebanon as a bargaining chip against Syria which they said is now busy with its local issues and is incapable of pushing towards the formation of a new Lebanese government.
The lawmakers stressed that the deadlock will continue as long as Syria is in upheaval.
Hizbullah MP Hassan Fadlallah said during a speech in Bint Jbeil on Sunday on the occasion of Liberation Day that Feltman’s visit to Lebanon was a continuation of the provocation against Syria.
He accused the U.S. of seeking to shove Lebanon into Syria’s internal problems.
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