Miqati Meets Berri, Says Country's Security 'Red Line'
Prime Minister Najib Miqati stressed on Saturday that the Lebanese authorities will not tolerate any security chaos across the country.
“We consider that every matter should be resolved calmly and slowly but it seems that some sides want to create sedition in Lebanon,” Miqati told reporters after holding talks with Speaker Nabih Berri in Ain el-Tineh.
He hailed a meeting held by the Higher Defense Council under President Michel Suleiman at Baabda palace earlier in the week.
The Council discussed the Israeli violations and the kidnap-for-ransom phenomenon that has lately spread in the country, calling for ending “behaviors” that ignite strife.
The premier said that security is a “red line,” pointing out that the Lebanese army and the security forces will respond to any breach.
Asked about the new electoral law, Miqati said that there are new developments, without revealing more details.
The joint parliamentary committees have approved the so-called Orthodox Gathering proposal, which considers Lebanon a single district and allows each sect to vote for its own lawmakers under a proportional representation system.
However, Suleiman and Miqati have rejected it along with the opposition al-Mustaqbal bloc, the centrist National Struggle Front and the March 14 opposition's independent Christian MPs.
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