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Mikati stresses regional nature of Hizbullah's disarmament
 Prime Minister Najib Mikati said Syria and Iran have a major role to play in future discussions on the disarmament of Hizbullah, stressing the regional nature of the issue. But Mikati reiterated Hizbullah is a Lebanese resistance group and all decisions regarding the matter should be made by the Lebanese. The premier's comments were published Monday in an interview with the London-based Ash-Sharq al-Awsat newspaper following his visit to UN headquarters in New York where Mikati met with UN Secretary General Kofi Annan.In the interview, Mikati also stressed the need to resolve the issue of the some 400,000 Palestinian refugees in Lebanon, saying they must be given the right to return to their land. Concerning the upcoming parliamentary elections, Mikati denounced Saturday's explosive and fruitless parliamentary session and expressed his regret about the adoption of the 2000 electoral law. The premier said his Cabinet had originally proposed the formation of a committee of MPs and ministers in charge of creating an electoral law, adding that the committee would have prevented such conflicts from occurring. During Saturday's session, two MPs had to be physically separated after a scuffle broke out during discussions on the release Posted by: Fred 2005-05-10 |
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