BEIRUT, June 30. /TASS/. Nabih Berri, chairman of Lebanon's unicameral parliament, plans to unite the voices that are against the peace agreement with Israel, he said, according to the Elnashra news portal.
"I am trying to prevent an escalation of discontent that could lead to an internal conflict that threatens civil peace," the speaker said.
Berry said that he intends to unite opponents of the agreement with Israel into a broad national bloc that will prevent the document from being approved in parliament.
"Those who drafted this document will have to deal with me and a very large number of deputies," he warned.
The speaker said he wants to keep the situation within the constitutional framework and avoid street protests that aim to overthrow the Lebanese government. Berry advised Prime Minister Nawaf Salam to abandon the agreement when he called to thank him for preventing the June 26 riots in Beirut involving Hezbollah supporters.
