Mustaqbal: Hizbullah’s Arms Must Be Only Article on National Dialogue’s Agenda

The Mustaqbal bloc welcomed on Tuesday President Michel Suleiman’s desire to call the different political parties to resume the national dialogue.

It said in a statement after its weekly meeting headed by former Premier Fouad Saniora: “In order for the dialogue to be successful, Hizbullah’s arms must be the only issue on its agenda.”

It added that a deadline should be set in order for the dialogue’s agreements to be implemented.

Furthermore, it demanded that the Arab League also participate at the talks.

The national dialogue was launched in 2006, bringing together the dispute Lebanese parties in order to tackle pending issues in Lebanon.

The talks were interrupted however by the eruption of the July 2006 war.

The Mustaqbal bloc also addressed last week’s release of the seven abducted Estonians, noting that they were freed without the knowledge of the Lebanese authorities.

“They were released without the people finding out who kidnapped them and how,” it pointed out.

“The government is therefore required to answer these questions clearly and honestly seeing as it is responsible before all the Lebanese unless, God forbid, it had nothing to do with the Estonians’ release, which could be interpreted as a sign that it was complicit with the crime,” the statement added.

The seven Estonians were kidnapped in Lebanon in March soon after they arrived in the country from Syria.

They were held captive for four months until their release on July 14.