Our Relationship with UNIFIL is Unbreakable
Speaker Nabih Berri said Wednesday that Israel will not be able to tamper with the relationship between the Lebanese people and UNIFIL, adding that he was optimistic about the formation of a cabinet before month”s end.
"Israel is trying to exploit what happened in the south in order to create a gap between Lebanon and UNIFIL," Berri said after talks with President Michel Suleiman at Baabda palace.
He said that he stressed during his talks with UNIFIL Commander Maj. Gen. Claudio Graziano and U.N. Special Coordinator for Lebanon Michael Williams that the relationship with the U.N. peacekeepers goes back to 1974.
"Israel is trying to cover up for what happened in Kfarshouba," Berri told reporters.
Berri also expressed optimism about government formation, saying: "There is Saudi-Syrian rapprochement and understanding over understanding."
"Where did you hear that the opposition is insisting on veto power?" he said in response to a question. "Everyone is talking about a unity and partnership cabinet."