French ambassador Denis Pietton on Wednesday reiterated his country's support for Lebanon's stability and for the International Tribunal.

His remarks came during a meeting with Prime Minister Saad Hariri at the Grand Serail.

The March 14 General Secretariat called on Wednesday Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Michel Aoun to lift bank secrecy off his accounts and those of his family.

It noted in a statement after its weekly meeting "Aoun's obvious confusion during Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's visit to Lebanon and his attempts today to ease this confusion through coming up with illusory battles under the pretext of reform."

Justice Minister Ibrahim Najjar stressed on Wednesday that the false witnesses file will never be transferred to the justice council because it is not within its jurisdiction.

He told the Saudi Okaz newspaper that the file cannot hinder the Special Tribunal for Lebanon regardless of the tensions in Lebanon.

Hizbullah on Wednesday criticized U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon, saying his report on Resolution 1559 was meddling in the political affairs of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon.

Ban's report "written by staff member of the Zionist entity, Terje Roed-Larsen, is interference in Lebanese internal affairs and political interference in the affairs of the International Tribunal," said a statement issued by Hizbullah.

Tourism Minister Fadi Abboud stressed on Wednesday the need to hold the false witnesses accountable for their actions, calling for seriously tackling the issue.

He told Future News however that solutions for problems in Lebanon are not devised locally, adding that regional powers have "become embroiled in the Lebanese swamp."

The U.S. embassy on Wednesday denied a report that said U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Jeffrey Feltman visited Syria after a sudden trip to Lebanon.

An-Nahar newspaper on Wednesday said Feltman stopped in Syria on his way to Morocco and met with Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem.

Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri on Wednesday arrived in Damascus for talks with President Bashar Assad and other Syrian officials.

He was accompanied his political aide, MP Ali Hasan Khalil.

Naharnet Special Report:

Special Tribunal for Lebanon action has begun. Key developments in the past few hours suggested that field and technical preparations are underway for the launch of Court work which is expected after issuance of the indictment in the assassination of former PM Rafik Hariri.

Prime Minister Saad Hariri and Hizbullah have restored contact in a bid to preserve peace.

Local media on Wednesday said Hariri met Hizbullah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah's political advisor Hussein Khalil at Center House.

Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Michel Aoun on Tuesday stressed that any potential conflict in Lebanon would not be of "sectarian" nature, "but it would rather be for change and reform, which are more important than the Special Tribunal for Lebanon."

Aoun noted that all parties should be concerned with change and reform.