Naharnet, The government is expected to agree on Monday on a solution to the controversial issue of the State Security agency, ministerial sources said. The
sources told An Nahar daily that the government will likely approve the
allocation of funds to State Security, which tops the agenda of the
cabinet session.

The move will facilitate the discussion of other urgent matters following weeks of wrangling among ministers on the matter. The
sources said that the government will likely approve the funds for
State Security and form a committee to discuss ways to organize its
leadership structure.

Christian ministers have been accusing the rest of the cabinet members of sidelining the security apparatus
by not providing it with enough funds to operate and allowing the
deputy leader, a Shiite, of marginalizing the role of the Catholic
director-general.

Despite the optimism expressed by
An Nahar’s source, another ministerial source said that the
controversial issue has not been resolved yet.

“There won’t be any settlement the Lebanese way, unless the law is enforced,” the source told al-Joumhouria newspaper.

“The
situation will remain the same until all sides are convinced of the
enforcement of the law on the establishment of a general directorate for
State Security” with a clear division of tasks, the source added.