Minister Harb calls for the abolishment of sectarian politics

Labor Minister Boutros Harb told the Voice of Lebanon radio station on Thursday that he requested President Michel Sleiman and Prime Minister Saad Hariri to launch a dialogue with Speaker Nabih Berri on his call to form a committee to eliminate political sectarianism. He said that such a discussion would help avoid domestic division.

As-Safir newspaper also reported on Thursday that Harb asked Berri before Wednesday’s cabinet session “to withdraw his proposal to forming a committee to abolish political sectarianism, because it is a contentious issue.”

Phalange, Lebanese Forces and Harb expected to reject the ministerial sattement

An Nahar : It has been confirmed that the Phalange , The Lebanese Forces and Boutros Harb will not go along with the ministerial policy statement that will be proposed by the committee charged with drafting the statement during the cabinet meeting today

Pharaon: Christian ministers support PM Hariri.

State Minister Michel Pharaon said following a meeting of Christian March 14 cabinet ministers at his residence that the” Ministerial Statement contains several positive points, but at the same time raised many questions for which we need answers”
“The Ministerial Statement should have confirmed that the Shebaa Farms is Lebanese territory,” he said adding that “international community considers this area a Syrian territory.”
The meeting was attended by Labor Minister Boutros Harb, Justice Minister Ibrahim Najjar, Information Minister Tarek Mitri, Social Affairs Minister Salim Sayegh, State Minister Jean Ogassapian and Culture Minister Salim Wardeh
Pharaon stressed the Christian ministers’ support for Prime Minister Saad Hariri.