E.U. Ambassador to Lebanon Meets with Hizbullah Officials: STL was Established to Stay
The European Union's ambassador to Lebanon, Angelina Eichhorst revealed that she had met with Hizbullah officials who informed her of the party’s positions on international resolutions on Lebanon.
She told the daily An Nahar in remarks published on Saturday that the U.N. Security Council resolutions cannot be addressed selectively, but they should be viewed as a whole package.
Hizbullah is maintaining its positions because of the reasons that are driving it to be what it is today, she added.
Asked if she believed that the Arab revolts may alter the E.U.’s position on Hizbullah, she replied that Hizbullah is not on the European Union’s terrorist list.
Addressing the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, Eichhorst said that the tribunal was established and it is here to stay.
She said that she was not sure when the contents of the indictment in the investigation into the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri would be released.
She added that the STL and economic reform in Lebanon are at the heart of discussions with officials, hoping that Prime Minister-designate Najib Miqati would succeed in forming a new government.
The E.U. will assess the government based on its priorities and ministerial statement and not who it consists of, Eichhorst stressed.
Regarding financial aid from the E.U. to Lebanon, she said that Lebanon receives some 200 million euros a year in the form of loans and donations.
She warned that should these funds not be employed by the end of the year, then the European Union may consider sending them to other countries, noting that Lebanon lost some 40 million euros because it did not utilize them.
| Copyright © 2012 Naharnet.com. All Rights Reserved. | https://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/5132 |