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Williams: Lebanon should respect obligations to STL

12-09-2011 | 09:44

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Minister of Foreign Affairs Adnan Mansour met on Monday with UN Special Coordination for Lebanon Michael Williams, the National News Agency reported.

The meeting addressed the issue of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL), Williams said, adding that he was “pleased” with Prime Minister Najib Mikati’s Sunday position about committing to funding the STL.

The UN-backed tribunal is funded by an assortment of donor countries from around the world as well as Lebanon. However, Hezbollah and other March 8 parties and figures have spoken out against Lebanon’s ties and funding for the tribunal and called it a tool to incite sectarian strife in Lebanon.

Mikati said on Sunday night that Lebanon’s implementation of UN Security Council resolutions is a “fact and not a choice,” and said there is “no selectivity” regarding which resolutions to implement, in a reference to Lebanon’s share of funding for the STL.

Four Hezbollah members have been indicted by the STL in the 2005 assassination of former PM Rafik Hariri. However, the Shia group strongly denied the charges and refused to cooperate with the court.

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