In an interview with An-Nahar daily published on Sunday, Miqati said if the Future bloc and the rest of the March 14 forces refuse to participate in the cabinet, he would form a technocrat government that would include independent political figures with good ties with all sides.
"What brings the Lebanese closer is much more than what draws them apart," Miqati said, adding that “there is a complete understanding with President Michel Suleiman.”
In other remarks to pan-Arab daily Asharq al-Awsat, Miqati informed President Michel Suleiman on Saturday about his keenness to form a government that includes all political forces "to salvage the country and confront the challenges that it is facing with the maximum level possible of internal unity."
“We have to build upon the positive [aspects] of each party.”
Miqati on Saturday briefed the president on his consultations with parliamentary blocs on forming a new government.
“I did not make any commitments pertaining to the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL), which is a controversial subject. The [solution] to this issue is not only in my hands… We can resolve this matter under an Arab cover and within a Lebanese consensus,” Miqati told Asharq al-Awsat.
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