Minister Fatfat “surprised” with Nasrallah’s speech
Youth and Sports Minister Ahmed Fatfat said Thursday he hopes for "positive developments" in efforts to form the new cabinet.
Fatfat made the remark to reporters after meeting Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea at the latter”s residence in Meerab.
Fatfat said negotiations are currently underway between opposition factions on how to distribute their share of cabinet seats.
He indirectly criticized Hizbullah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah for refusing to apologize to citizens of Beirut for the May attack.
Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah’s speech on Wednesday as Nasrallah “refused to apologize to the residents of Beirut and requested an apology to the resistance.”
“Who is he asking to apologize? The people who embraced the resistance, or the people who welcomed supporters of the resistance in their homes and schools when they were displaced from the south? Who should apologize?” Fatfat asked.
However, he praised Nasrallah”s remarks during a press conference on Wednesday, saying "had he made the same remarks on Aug. 14, 2006 we wouldn”t have reached this stage."