Makari: We are under the cloak of Bkerke

The Minister of Information in the caretaker government, Ziad Makari, considered that “the choice not to participate in the Bkerke meeting is due to the document that we received showing that we are heading towards something that does not resemble what we see for the benefit of the country. No one is saying that we are not in favor of implementing international resolutions, or that we are not in favor of a solution.” The issue of weapons. We have always said that resolving the issue of weapons is part of the defense strategy, but the soul is heading towards a problem and not towards a solution, so we did not agree to participate in this issue.”

Makari told MTV, “The Free Patriotic Movement, which spent 6 years in power, is demanding things in which it failed, and holds Christians responsible for this issue and this failure. It was supposed to work to solve all these matters when it was in power.” He continued: “If it is a popular crisis, the issue will not be dealt with in this way. On the contrary, the solution will be through dialogue, and in a manner similar to the struggles of the Free Patriotic Movement.”

In response to a question about whether participating in the meeting in Bkerke would have been an opportunity for the head of the Marada Movement, Suleiman Franjieh, to join the Christian consensus, Makari asserted that “Unfortunately, there is no Christian consensus, and if by your question you mean the Lebanese Forces and the Free Patriotic Movement, they criticize each other every day, If by question you mean Bkerke, we are under Bkerke’s cloak.”

In conclusion, he stressed that “the Marada Movement will visit Bkerke very soon to confirm the work under its Christian roof.”