Berri Rejects Collapse of Miqati’s Cabinet over Funding
Speaker Nabih Berri has denied that he informed Premier Najib Miqati about the rejection of Hizbullah and Amal to fund the international tribunal, saying the cabinet would have a say on the issue when the draft state budget is discussed.
Berri’s visitors quoted him as saying that as long as the funding is mentioned in the 2012 budget, the cabinet would discuss the issue and the parliamentary majority would vote on it.
“Berri and Miqati have agreed that there is enough time” to deal with the funding crisis given that according to the law, parliament would study the budget and approve it by the end of December or maximum by January, the visitors told pan-Arab daily al-Hayat published Sunday.
Hizbullah has rejected to fund the STL saying the court is an American and Israeli product aimed at targeting the party. The tribunal has issued indictments against four Hizbullah members.
Majority sources told al-Hayat that if Miqati failed to fund the STL through the cabinet and had to resign, he would win the support of Sunnis.
However, Berri’s visitors quoted him as saying that he and Hizbullah “reject the collapse of the government under such circumstances.”
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