LF Reiterates Staunch Rejection to Cabinet, Urges Hizbullah to Adopt Baabda Declaration
The Lebanese Forces reiterated on Friday it's staunch rejection to the formation of Prime Minister-designate Tammam Salam's cabinet, calling on Hizbullah to announce it's commitment to the Baabda Declaration ahead of the drafting of the ministerial policy.
“We respect the stances of our March 14 allies but we don't agree with them... And we will not participate in it,” a high-ranking source in the party said in comments published in al-Joumhouria newspaper.
The source insisted that Hizbullah, the main party controlling the March 8 coalition, to announce its clear stance concerning the dissociation policy.
In the Baabda Declaration, 16 political leaders from both the March 8 majority coalition and the March 14 opposition agreed to avoid rhetoric that fuels sectarian incitement.
They also pledged to consolidate stability to prevent the country from descending into strife.
“The ministerial statement according to the constitution should be drafted after the formation of the cabinet but the declaration of intentions is a necessity,” the source added.
The Baabda declaration should be adopted in the ministerial statement to dissociate the country from the developments in the neighboring country Syria.
Hizbullah has dispatched fighters to battle alongside the Syrian regime against rebels seeking the overthrow of President Bashar Assad.
The conflict, pitting a Sunni-dominated rebel movement against Assad, has raised sectarian tensions in Lebanon and Lebanese Sunni fighters have also been killed while fighting alongside Syrian rebels.
Lebanese parties are sharply divided over the crisis in Syria as the March 8 alliance continuously expresses its support to Assad, while the March 14 camp voices its support for the popular revolt.
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