Committee Squabbles over Hizbullah Arms
Lebanese MPs wrangled over the issue of Hizbullah arms as they met for a fourth time under Prime Minister Saad Hariri in an effort to put the final touches on the new Cabinet policy statement.
Officials from both camps – the majority March 14 coalition and the Opposition — have been at odds over the issue of the weapons of Hizbullah, which won two seats in the new government.
In line with a 2006 agreement that ended a 34-day war between Hizbullah and Israel, Hizbullah is compelled to lay down its arms.
Christian leaders within March 14 have expressed displeasure with Hizbullah”s weapons in the policy statement.
Druze leader Walid Jumblat, however, said the defense strategy should remain separate from the Cabinet debate.