Sunday, January 23, 2011

Eliot-Marie: Paris objects to rendering the Special Tribunal for Lebanon a hostage to politics

NNA - 22/1/2011 - French Foreign Minister, Michele Elliot-Marie, expressed today her hope that the Special Tribunal for Lebanon would be allowed to boost consensus between all the Lebanese and guarantee their national unity. Her words came following her meeting with her Egyptian Counterpart, Ahmad Abou El-Gheit, in Cairo, today.

On the other hand, Minister Eliot-Marie expressed in an interview to the "Arab Today" Jordanian Newspaper, France's objection to rendering the Special Tribunal for Lebanon as a hostage to the political ambience. She stressed, herein, that the Tribunal is an international, independent judiciary, the work of which cannot be hindered by anyone. She also indicated that it is impossible to favor between justice and stability.

The French Minister went on to state that France's message is constant, in that it supports the Lebanese authorities that are exerting all efforts today for the sake of preserving stability in the Country and forming a new government. She also referred to France's belief in the possibility of finding a way to avoiding the crisis.

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