Cabinet Minister Ibrahim Shamseddine said Sunday the government should tackle the controversial topic of Hizbullah weapons.

Shamseddine, in a radio interview, also welcomed the Paris declaration on setting up diplomatic ties between Syria and Lebanon, emphasizing that "we hope it would be implemented in line with international norms."

"The change in presenting the Syria-Lebanon relations does not mean that the relations have changed," he noted.

Shamseddine said the 2009 parliamentary elections are "important … and should be held on schedule."

The elections "should not be marred by trouble or submission," he stressed.