Hariri: Attempts to Stir Conflict between Sunnis, Army are Futile
Former premier Saad Hariri on Wednesday stressed that any attempts to stir up a confrontation between the army and the Sunni residents of border regions would be “unsuccessful like those behind them.”
Answering another question on Twitter on whether he believed that removing weapons from Palestinian camps and those of the “terrorist Salafist groups” had priority over removing Hizbullah’s arms, Hariri said: “All at once; any (illegal) weapons in the country are harmful. Only the state should possess weapons.”
Asked to comment about a media report claiming that 35 percent of the staff at Mustaqbal Movement-affiliated institutes had been laid off, Hariri said: “You want me to comment on such spite!”
Separately, Hariri lauded the role of Saudi Arabia, saying it “has always stood by Lebanon.”
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