Raad Says Baabda Declaration Was 'Born Dead'
Hizbullah MP Mohammed Raad stated on Wednesday that the Baabda Declaration “was born dead,” accusing political factions in the country of “hindering the commitment to national agreements.”
"Some groups want to cover their failure in building the state by tackling the resistance's weapons,” Raad said at an event celebrating the contributors to Hizbullah's al-Manar television and al-Nur radio.
He explained: “We might talk about declarations and about national dialogue but the loss of credibility of some factions obstruct the commitment to all these agreements. The Baabda Declaration, for example, was born dead because our political foes used their weapons and ports to transport arms to meddle in regional affairs.”
"All what is left from the Baabda Declaration is ink on paper.”
In June 2012, a national dialogue session approved the Baabda Declaration that demands that Lebanon disassociate itself from regional conflicts.
The Hizbullah lawmaker also denounced “some factions' silence over Israeli violations.”
“While they are sensitive towards a rocket that, by mistake, was launched from beyond the border and fell on the Bekaa, even filing complaints with the U.N. Security Council and the Arab League about it, they on the other hand did not condemn the daily Israeli violations of Lebanese sovereignty and the latest incidence in Labbouneh when troops crossed the Blue Line and advanced 400 meters into Lebanon.”
The Lebanese army said last week that a group of Israeli soldiers crossed the border into the southern area of Labbouneh near Naqoura and were wounded in an explosion which reports have said was caused by a landmine.
Tackling the formation of the cabinet, Raad insisted that “all political factions must be represented in the new council of ministers.”
“Any mistakes in political representation inside the cabinet will lead to a deadlock in solving the internal crisis and we will waste time waiting to see what happens regionally and what results might be exported to Lebanon," he considered.
Source: Agence France Presse
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