March 14 Calls for Forming a Cabinet Free of Hizbullah Restraints
The March 14 General Secretariat stressed in a statement on Wednesday that forming a cabinet is a national and constitutional responsibility, and called on President Michel Suleiman and PM designate Tammam Salam to line up one that is free from the restraints of Hizbullah and based on the Baabda declaration.
After their weekly meeting, the secretariat stressed that Hizbullah's involvement in the Syrian crisis have “burdened the Lebanese and linked their destiny to the turmoil in Syria following the party's inclusion on the list of terrorism in Europe, the Gulf, and the U.S.”
On the latest deadly clashes that erupted on Saturday between Hizbullah and the Shiyyah clan in Baalbek, March 14' statement said that the incident calls for a full state control and authority in order to limit illegitimate arms and restrict their possession to the state.
Moreover, March 14 hailed Suleiman's initiative where he voiced hope on Friday that Hizbullah would withdraw its fighters from Syria immediately as per the Baabda declaration that calls for disassociating Lebanon from regional conflicts, and to maintain Lebanon's best interest.
“Hizbullah's withdrawal from Syria will have a positive impact on the economic and political sectors,” the statement added.
March 14 also pointed to the file of Syrian refugees in Lebanon and the burden they inflict on the whole community, and has therefore demanded the Lebanese government to shoulder responsibility and find the proper solutions.
“Lebanon's position in the General Assembly in New York is necessary for the international community to bear its responsibilities and help secure the needs of the Syrians displaced in Lebanon,” the statement said.
Moreover, March 14 extended condolences to the relatives of the victims of the Australia-bound ship that sank off the coast of Indonesia carrying migrants from Lebanon, Yemen and Jordan.
They demanded the government to shoulder responsibility and transfer back to Lebanon the remains of the deceased and survivors, and to punish everyone found involved in the catastrophe.
Some 120 asylum-seekers from Lebanon, Jordan and Yemen were believed to be on the boat that broke into pieces and sank off Indonesia on Friday in rough seas, with 28 plucked to safety and around 36 killed and others still unaccounted for, reports said.
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