March 14 Hopes Parties Would Place National Interests above Factional Ones in Forming New Govt.

The March 14 General Secretariat hoped on Wednesday that Premier-designate Tammam Salam would succeed in a forming a government of “national reconciliation.”

It demanded that all parties “cooperate honestly with him and refrain from setting obstacles that only serve factional interests at the expense of national ones.”

The general secretariat made its remarks after its weekly meeting.

“The critical situation Lebanon is passing through requires us all to exert all efforts to form a cabinet that will cater to the people's concerns and lead them to safety,” it continued.

The Mach 14 forces then condemned Hizbullah's involvement in the fighting in Syria, saying that it is serving Iranian interests at the expense of the Syrian people.

“The party's practices jeopardize the entire Shiite sect and expose Lebanon's peace to developments that may lead the country towards the violence” in Syria, it warned.

It therefore renewed its demand for controlling the Lebanese-Syrian border through the deployment of the army, with reinforcements from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon and in accordance to U.N. Security Council resolution 1701.

“We demand that Hizbullah completely halt its involvement in the Syrian violence for the sake of the Syrian people and Lebanese unity,” it remarked.

On the phenomenon of kidnapping in Lebanon, the March 14 General Secretariat demanded that the security forces immediately tackle this issue, most notably in the Bekaa region.

The kidnappers failed in igniting strife between the residents of the town of Arsal and the Lebanese army, it noted.