BEIRUT: The March 14 coalition said over the weekend it would carry on with the “Cedar Revolution” amid regional developments in order to secure a state that enjoys sole authority in the absence of illegitimate weapons.

In a statement issued Saturday, the opposition said it would continue with the “Cedar Revolution” in order to “[ensure] the sovereignty of the state so that there will be no weapons on Lebanese territory other than that of the state and that there be no authority than that of the state.”

The March 14 movement said it would also seek to ensure the unity of Muslims and Christians under the Taif Accord, “which stipulates parity between Muslims and Christians and protects the independence of Lebanon and the gradual course toward a civil state, regaining Lebanon’s effective role within its Arab environs.”

The group also reiterated the need to respect the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, the U.N.-backed court probing the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, in order to ensure a stable Lebanon on the basis of “law and justice.”

The coalition also said 2012 would be unlike all previous years, given the "Arab Spring," and predicted the fall of the Syrian leadership.

The March 14 coalition also expressed its best wishes to Lebanon over the holiday period.