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Mikati: Lebanon needs the support of all friendly states

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Prime Minister designate Najib Mikati on Tuesday responded to US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s statement earlier in the day by saying that Lebanon will maintain ties will all countries.

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton warned Tuesday that formation of a Hezbollah-dominated government in Lebanon will mean changes in the U.S. relations with the country.

The United States deems Iranian-backed Hezbollah a terrorist organization.

“We will maintain ties with everyone and we are not about to confront any party ,” Mikati said, shortly after Clinton stated that a Hezbollah-controlled government in Lebanon would impact its ties with the United States.

“Lebanon needs the support of all friendly states, but we also need stability to build this country,” he added.

Mikati also said that he will seek to form a cabinet with the Future Movement and its allies.

He added that the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) is a reality and cannot be abolished.

“Matters of disputes can only be resolved through dialogue.” He said

Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah also admitted last week that STL cannot be abolished but reportedly demanded that Mikati should adopt a 5 point plan before nominating him as the country’s PM.

The five point plan calls for:

1- Withdrawing the cooperation protocol between Lebanon and the Special Tribunal for Lebanon STL) .

2- Withdrawing the Lebanese judges from the STL

3- Halting the funding of the tribunal

4- Referring the false witnesses file to the Lebanese judiciary council

5- Bolstering Lebanese-Syrian ties

Mikati was a staunch ally of Hariri during the 2009 parliamentary elections. His change of position has puzzled some Sunnis.

“In this time of crisis and amid political struggles occurring on the ground, I decided that there must be a project to save the country,” Mikati said at a news conference on Monday.

Mikati dodged a question on the 5-point plan issue on Monday, but observers believe that Hezbollah would not have supported Mikati’s election without a guarantee that he would discredit the tribunal.

In interview with AFP on Tuesday Mikati said he was nominated by Hezbollah only to protect the resistance, in reference to Hezbollah.

“My nomination by Hezbollah does not make me committed to any political stance other than protecting the Resistance.”

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14 responses to “Mikati: Lebanon needs the support of all friendly states”

  1. Joe Avatar
    Joe

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    1. Joe Avatar
      Joe

      click on the link above (just scroll your mouse over it) it is funny.

  2. Joe Avatar
    Joe

    memritv.org/clip/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/2702.htm

    1. Joe Avatar
      Joe

      click on the link above (just scroll your mouse over it) it is funny.

  3. Joe Avatar
    Joe

    Be careful israel now has an excuse to bomb the entire country nextime including governmnet buildings because HA controls the govermnet. I am anxiously awaiting that day too. HA and their supporters deserve to die. it will be ugly but it willl please my soul, i do admit. Nasrallah will be safe in his bunker talking about the shia culture of martyrdom, martyrdom for everyone else except him as he hides underground.

  4. Joe Avatar
    Joe

    Be careful israel now has an excuse to bomb the entire country nextime including governmnet buildings because HA controls the govermnet. I am anxiously awaiting that day too. HA and their supporters deserve to die. it will be ugly but it willl please my soul, i do admit. Nasrallah will be safe in his bunker talking about the shia culture of martyrdom, martyrdom for everyone else except him as he hides underground.

  5. Lebanon First Avatar
    Lebanon First

    STOP IT
    You people are adding to the fire, it is no big secret that Syria wants to dominate and control Lebanon via proxies and the unfortunate thing is that all the proxies they use are LEBANESE you babies, a country made up of a bunch of babies wana be tough guys.

    The politicians are getting rich allying them selves with whom ever serves their pockets best and in many cases it is Syria who allows them to be in a position to rob you of your money and you keep voting them in year after year.

    Just Stop It and grow up, we are all brothers despite our political and religious differences acceptance of each others differences is what we need right now.

    Make sure you vote for the most qualified candidates next time instead of the same old families who have inherited and passed on leadership from grand father to son to grand son.

    A Very Disappointed Lebanese

    1. Adnan Avatar
      Adnan

      Have you read the news lately? If it wasn’t for Hezbollah threatening the voters to go on his side, Hariri would have won hands down. Mikati doesn’t care about the Lebanese, nor does Hezbollah, simply because they are in teams with Syria.

    2. Mosetsfire Avatar
      Mosetsfire

      We are not all brothers. My brothers care about Lebanon, not engaging in a proxy with Iran and Syria. Tfeh 3ala kil libnene who supports the abolishment of the STL and thinks that Hezbollah is a “resistance.” Hezbollah might have been the face of resistance against oppression once upon a time, but that time has passed. Hezbollah is a terrorist organization that terrorizes the people its is claims to be defending.

      Mikati knows this and is flying under a false banner of moderation and equality. If he disengages Lebanon from the STL the price will be high…InshAllah it will be his head on a pole in the middle of sahet shuhada for betraying his own people.

  6. Lebanon First Avatar
    Lebanon First

    STOP IT
    You people are adding to the fire, it is no big secret that Syria wants to dominate and control Lebanon via proxies and the unfortunate thing is that all the proxies they use are LEBANESE you babies, a country made up of a bunch of babies wana be tough guys.

    The politicians are getting rich allying them selves with whom ever serves their pockets best and in many cases it is Syria who allows them to be in a position to rob you of your money and you keep voting them in year after year.

    Just Stop It and grow up, we are all brothers despite our political and religious differences acceptance of each others differences is what we need right now.

    Make sure you vote for the most qualified candidates next time instead of the same old families who have inherited and passed on leadership from grand father to son to grand son.

    A Very Disappointed Lebanese

    1. Adnan Avatar
      Adnan

      Have you read the news lately? If it wasn’t for Hezbollah threatening the voters to go on his side, Hariri would have won hands down. Mikati doesn’t care about the Lebanese, nor does Hezbollah, simply because they are in teams with Syria.

    2. Mohamad Masri Avatar
      Mohamad Masri

      We are not all brothers. My brothers care about Lebanon, not engaging in a proxy with Iran and Syria. Tfeh 3ala kil libnene who supports the abolishment of the STL and thinks that Hezbollah is a “resistance.” Hezbollah might have been the face of resistance against oppression once upon a time, but that time has passed. Hezbollah is a terrorist organization that terrorizes the people its is claims to be defending.

      Mikati knows this and is flying under a false banner of moderation and equality. If he disengages Lebanon from the STL the price will be high…InshAllah it will be his head on a pole in the middle of sahet shuhada for betraying his own people.

  7. Amine123 Avatar
    Amine123

    Mr Mikati, Iam not sure why you betrayed your own people and country? why support the regime which killed many of their people in Iran and Syria and their puppet HA?
    Traitor

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    Anonymous

    Mr Mikati, Iam not sure why you betrayed your own people and country? why support the regime which killed many of their people in Iran and Syria and their puppet HA?
    Traitor

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