 BEIRUT - Lebanese President Michel Sleiman pressed on Sunday for the formation of a national unity cabinet within 48 hours after weeks of protracted negotiations between political rivals.
‘All parties must cooperate immediately to enable the establishment of the government,’ Sleiman said, according to a statement from his office. ‘Mr Sleiman stressed the importance of forming the government in 48 hours,’ the statement said, adding that there was ‘no reason to justify’ the delay.
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Prime Minister Fuad Siniora has been tasked with creating a unity government following a deal struck by rival factions in the Qatari capital Doha more than five weeks ago to end a crisis that brought Lebanon to the brink of civil war. But the Western-backed Sunni-led parliamentary majority and the Hezbollah-led mainly Shia opposition continue to squabble over the distribution of key portfolios in the new 30-member government.
‘Those who are not allowing (the creation of the cabinet) are committing a serious error against the homeland and the people of Lebanon,’ Sleiman said.
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