MP Siniora hands over copy of March 14's memorandum to Plumbly

Future bloc head MP Fouad Siniora headed on Wednesday to Russia to partake in the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum and to meet with several foreign officials.

Prior to his departure, MP Siniora handed the United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Derek Plumbly a copy of the memorandum submitted on Tuesday by March 14 alliance to President Michel Sleiman to submit to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.

The head of the Future bloc MP Fouad Siniora declared on Tuesday that the March 14 forces have the right to present a memorandum to President Michel Sleiman, noting that the danger threatening Lebanon has now reached an all time high.

While reading the memo’s content at Parliament, Siniora highlighted the two main articles, one concerning the Syrian violations which according to the forces prove the Syrian regime’s goal in expanding its war into the Lebanese borders, and another pertaining to Hezbollah’s weapons.

According to the memo, Siniora urged President Sleiman to call on Hezbollah to immediately withdraw its fighters from Syria, “where its intervention is deemed unconstitutional and unlawful," demanding the deployment of the Lebanese Armed Forces along the borders.

The head of the Future bloc also called on the international forces to help control the situation at the border, in order to facilitate the task of the Prime Minister-Designate Tammam Salam in forming a new cabinet which will adopt neutral stances that serve the country's national interest.