Kataeb Hopes Nasrallah's Settlement Call Leads to 'Lebanonizing Political Conflict'
The Kataeb Party on Monday hoped Hizbullah's recent call for a "comprehensive political settlement" will lead to “Lebanonizing the political conflict” in the country.
“The party discussed Hizbullah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah's call for a comprehensive political settlement and hoped it is an indication of an intention to give the priority to the domestic situation and Lebanonize the conflict regardless of what is happening in the region,” said Kataeb in a statement issued after the weekly meeting of its politburo.
Nasrallah on Saturday reiterated his call for reaching a “comprehensive” settlement in Lebanon, saying that officials should take advantage of the “positive political atmosphere” that was reached after last week's legislative session.
Turning to the legislative session, which witnessed a walkout by Kataeb's MPs, the party described the session as “a conspiracy against the Constitution and an attack on the republic.”
Kataeb has repeatedly objected against legislation in the absence of a president, considering it a constitutional violation.
Separately, the party slammed Prime Minister Tammam Salam's cabinet for failing to convene in the wake of the deadly Bourj al-Barajneh blasts, saying the government's absence is “a crime against the Lebanese people that is equal to the Bourj al-Barajneh crime.”
“The Kataeb Party holds the government with all its components responsible for putting the higher national interest and people's security, social and economic concerns before anything else,” it added.
The blasts, which were staged by two Islamic State suicide bombers, killed 43 people and wounded around 240 others, in the worst such attacks in years.
Y.R.
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