March 14 Urges Hizbullah to Return to Lebanese Fold, Disarm

The March 14 General Secretariat stated on Wednesday that the European Union's decision to blacklist Hizbullah as a terrorist organization is a result of the party's actions over the past few years.

It urged in a statement after its weekly meeting “the party to abandon its arrogant policy and return to the Lebanese fold in order to strike a historic settlement that calls for handing over its weapons to the Lebanese army.”

It demanded that it withdraw its fighters from Syria “in return for the exerting efforts to form a government capable of continuing the construction of a state in Lebanon.”

“By achieving these goals, Hizbullah would have fulfilled the conditions that ensure the rise of the Lebanese state as stipulated in the Taef Accord and constitution,” added the March 14 General Secretariat.

“We are standing before a critical phase that can save Lebanon and we therefore call on Hizbullah to take advantage of this opportunity for the sake of the Lebanese people,” it stressed.

On Monday, 28 EU foreign ministers unanimously voted to blacklist Hizbullah's military wing.

To get the required agreement of all 28 EU member states, ministers had to overcome reservations in some members that the move would further destabilize Lebanon, where Hizbullah plays a key role in politics.

Accordingly, EU political and economic ties with Lebanon will be fully maintained in a delicate balancing act.