Syria wants Lebanon unity government led by designate PM

>"We hope a national unity government will be formed and all Lebanese parties join," Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem told reporters, in the first official reaction from Damascus to Mikati's appointment.Moualem said after meeting British Foreign Secretary William Hague in the Syrian capital that Syria was ready to cooperate with the Mikati government and that other countries should not "prejudge" the cabinet under formation.Mikati, a friend of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, said he will seek to form a cabinet of what he called technocrats if defeated rival Saad al-Hariri's supporters reject his call for them to join his government.Mikati, a billionaire who made his fortune in telecoms, was nominated with the support of Syrian- and Iran-backed Shi'ite Hezbollah. He started talks on Thursday to form a government to succeed Hariri who was brought down by Hezbollah and its allies two weeks ago.(Reporting by Khaled Yacoub Oweis; Editing by Louise Ireland) World