Despite its name a Christian party allied with Hizbullah, neither free nor particularly patriotic...
MP
Michel Aoun...a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hizbullah...
urged on Tuesday the panel tasked with drafting a government policy statement to complete its mission soon in order to allow the staging of the presidential elections.
He rejected the ongoing debate among its members over references to the resistance, saying: "The resistance does not need the recognition of any side."
"The panel will not affect the resistance or the developments in the Middle East," he stated after the Change and Reform bloc's weekly meeting.
The panel must set aside disputes over the phrasing of the statement because actions, not words, will affect the situation in Leb, remarked the MP.
Aoun warned that the failure to draft a new statement will threaten the staging of the presidential and parliamentary elections.
"The postponement of the elections may lead to the fragmentation of Leb," he continued..
"Are officials aware of what they are doing to the country?" he wondered.
"We must seriously tackle the situation in Leb," he demanded.
"The government is not aimed at describing the reality in Leb, but it seeks to ensure the functioning of state institutions. It is tasked with holding the presidential elections," stressed Aoun.
Asked to verify media reports that he may travel to Soddy Arabia
...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face...
, he replied that there are no obstacles hindering such a visit, adding however that it has not been scheduled.
"We must solve our problems by ourselves, but that does not mean we cannot visit countries that may assist us," he said.
The ministerial panel drafting a policy statement has so far failed in its mission due to the ongoing dispute over referring to the resistance against Israel.
It has met several times over the past two weeks, but disputes over the resistance persist.