Qaouq: March 14 Forces Insist on Provoking Civil Strife
Deputy head of Hizbullah's Executive Council Sheikh Nabil Qaouq said Sunday that “certain groups are weakening Lebanon’s power in confronting the Israeli enemy by provoking civil strife and protecting gunmen fighting in Syria,” stressing that the government will not resign and should “shoulder its responsibilities.”
During a commemorative celebration in the southern town of Selaa, Qaouq said that March 14 forces “insist on provoking civil strife, while we are determined to defuse the tension and this is the reason behind our participation in national dialogue.”
“Certain groups are endangering Lebanon and weakening its power in confronting the Israeli enemy, through inciting sectarian strife and protecting the gunmen who are fighting in Syria after crossing the Lebanese border,” he added.
The Hizbullah official considered that “March 14 did not abide by the Baabda principles, which called for protecting Lebanon from the fire raging in Syria,” adding that the group “is involved in a regional scheme to weaken the government.”
He also called on March 14 forces to “stop planting mines in the cabinet’s path, because the national necessity requires preserving stability, which can only be secured through the survival of this government.”
Qaouq stressed that the cabinet will not resign, adding that the political disagreements “should not reach the level of threatening the needs and interests of the people.”
“The issue of electricity shortage is a result of the previous governments’ misconduct, in addition to the opposition which impedes efforts to secure funds for projects,” the Hizbullah official said, adding that the government will stay “until the upcoming elections.”
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