Gemayel Calls on Hizbullah to 'Cooperate' to 'Save Lebanon'

Phalange Party leader Amin Gemayel expressed readiness to exert all efforts needed to help line-up a cabinet and urged Hizbullah to join efforts and abide by the Baabda declaration to save Lebanon.

“We are ready to offer sacrifices and to exert all efforts needed to help form a cabinet that meets the ambitions of all the Lebanese and the approval of all parties,” Gemayel said after a meeting with outgoing PM Najib Miqati at the Grand Serail.

Urging Hizbullah to abide by the Baabda declaration, Gemayel said: “We are all in the same boat. We have to overcome selfishness. I hope that Hizbullah abides by the Baabda declaration and cooperate to save Lebanon,” he said.

The Phalange Party chief also voiced fears of the “difficult circumstances facing the country. Most of the state institutions are obstructed and we hope to offer solutions for that,” he said.

Prime Minister-designate Tammam Salam seeks to form a "government of national interest,” vowing to step down if any party resigns from the cabinet.

While the March 14 camp calls for a neutral government, the March 8 wants a political.

Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblat on the other hand has vowed not to vote for a “one-colored government.”