Aoun: U.N. Sanctions against Lebanon over Funding STL Tantamount to Military Invasion
Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Michel Aoun renewed on Tuesday his rejection of the funding of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, slamming any potential United Nations Security Council sanctions against Lebanon should it fail to fund it.
He said after the Change and Reform bloc’s weekly meeting: “Any sanctions against Lebanon over this matter are tantamount to a military invasion.”
“The STL is acting as if it is part of the Security Council and it should therefore fund it itself,” he added.
On other local developments, the MP remarked: “We don’t support increasing the price of gasoline or the Value Added Tax.”
Addressing the infiltration of Syrian troops into the Bekaa town of Arsal last week, Aoun stated: “The government should assume its responsibilities and control the border between the two countries.”
In addition, he noted that a joint force along the border should address matters of border violations, saying: “We don’t have to take rumors into consideration.”
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