Cabinet Minister Wael Abou Faour said Saturday the nation's unity has been "badly cracked" and the cabinet's main mission is to "renovate" it.

He said the biggest mistake that the cabinet could make is to adopt a policy statement that includes "obscure phrases, that each side would clarify in line with its interests."

He said Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblat's remarks during the Abey rally "should not be misinterpreted."

"He welcomed cabinet minister Fneish on Behalf of the independence uprising and martyr Hariri and Fneish responded in a wise and responsible manner," Abu Faour said.