March 14 Planning to Counter Berri's Call for Parliamentary Session
March 14 opposition figures are holding intense consultations to avoid “falling in the trap” of Speaker Nabih Berri who has called for a parliamentary session on Tuesday to hear a speech by the Armenian president, sources told An Nahar daily.
The March 14 alliance boycotted all parliamentary activity following the Oct. 19 assassination of the Internal Security Forces Intelligence Bureau chief, Wissam al-Hasan, in a car bomb explosion in Beirut's Ashrafiyeh district.
The invitation to Tuesday's session and plans for another session to show solidarity with the Palestinian people against the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip are seen as attempts by Berri to "corner" the opposition and end its boycott of the parliament, the sources said.
But March 14 MPs are planning to send a delegation to the Palestinian embassy instead and Armenian opposition lawmakers are seeking to set another location for a meeting with visiting President Serzh Sarkisian, the sources told An Nahar.
They stressed that the decision to boycott the parliament was aimed at showing the Lebanese, Arab and international public opinion that March 14 rejects the government of Prime Minister Najib Miqati, which it blamed for al-Hasan's assassination.
The boycott also came as a clear signal that Lebanon's political life would remain unstable as long as the “killing machine” is functioning, the sources said.
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