CNN: Joining us now on the line from France is the Lebanese Deputy Prime Minister Mr. Issam Fares.
Mr. Fares, we thank you for joining us. A clear timetable for a withdrawal of Syrian troops is what opposition groups gathered for. The groups, the huge amount of people on the streets of Beirut today are asking for that, and yet it seems they still don’t have an answer. When will Syrian troops leave Lebanon?

- Good evening Becky. The truth is the Syrian withdrawal is a done deal. I have said this before to CNN after participating in the Higher Council meeting in Syria. The demonstrations are a show of power determining who will be the political players in the next era. There was a demonstration last Tuesday, now it’s another demonstration and it is because one month had passed on the death of former Prime Minister Rafic Hariri. And it is really showing muscle. But what is good and positive about all these demonstrations that everybody is carrying the Lebanese flag. Everybody really wants the investigation to bring out the truth regarding the assassination of Prime Minister Hariri.

CNN: Where does the investigation stand at present and we are hearing very little about what’s being learned?

- The investigation is really very confidential and a lot a lot of experts are involved under the auspice of the United Nations. There are over 33 experts from the whole world coming to help in the investigation. Everybody is very keen in finding out who was behind this killing.

CNN: Mr. Karame who is been reinstated as Prime Minister has invited the opposition to join a national unity government. The opposition has refused. Does Mr. Karame was just quoted accusing the opposition as escalating the crisis to further its own agenda. Your reaction to that?

- Becky, Mr. Karame has been nominated again to form a new government and he made his position very clear. He will not form a government without having a national unity government and we all totally agree with him. I would never join a new government unless it is a national unity government. The country is more or less, as you have seen from both demonstrations, divided and the only way you can rule the country is by joining forces and coming to the official institutions and rule from there not from the street. You can not have the state fall down as a result of street pressure.