Report: Arms in Lebanon, New Govt. Keys to March 14 Participation in National Dialogue
إقرأ هذا الخبر بالعربية
The March 14 forces are preparing a memorandum to hand President Michel Suleiman listing the factors that are key to their participation in the national dialogue, reported An Nahar daily on Tuesday.
It reported that the factors consist of the formation of a neutral government ahead of the 2013 parliamentary elections, setting the issue of illegal arms as a main topic of discussion, keeping Lebanon away from regional disputes, and asserting the role of the army in Lebanon.
The head of the Mustaqbal parliamentary bloc MP Fouad Saniora told An Nahar that preparations for the memorandum are underway and it will be delivered to Suleiman ahead of the June 11 national dialogue session.
Lebanese Forces Samir Geagea had told the Central News Agency on Monday that the “minimum requirements” to hold dialogue need to be met.
A March 14 delegation will hold talks with Suleiman during the upcoming two days to this end, he revealed.
An opposition MP, who was left unnamed, told As Safir newspaper in remarks published on Tuesday that it is unlikely that the forces will participate in the talks.
It reported that the national dialogue has received a European boost with the European Union, France, and Italy considering it as the only way to ease the current tensions in Lebanon.
05 June 2012, 13:26
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We dont care about all this. All your governments come and go. So does the weapons.
Try to fix this instead:
http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/artozia-many-ruins-nahr-al-bared
05 June 2012, 15:06
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March14 sounds like Aoun for nagging anting to be president. Except they want the Prime Ministry.
All a bunch of kids. When will a new Generation wisen up.
05 June 2012, 16:16
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Well said Tony. If it was up to him he would like to sit on all of them :-)
05 June 2012, 16:32
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That is true FT. Say what you want about sanyoura but he does not seem to care about Lebanese heritage and nature ( if you look at everything his past governments did)
for Tony and bigsami. Seems you have a hobby attacking people undepending on what they write? No credibility at all...
05 June 2012, 17:39
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usually i dont agree with ur nonsense.having said that u have a v good point here. this how democracy works in the civilizes part of the world
05 June 2012, 19:20
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If the purpose of the "dialogue" is to ease tension, stabilize the country and insure that the 2013 Parliamentary elections occur, the M14 position is a reasonable one. Tensions in the North, questions arising over the political decision of the LAF and therefore the credibility of the LAF being questioned are very serious matters. The LAF should never become exposed to the political disputes that constantly brew. The surest way to restore confidence in the North over the political decision of the Army in the lead up to the election is to form a national unity government.
05 June 2012, 19:21
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let us remind what aoun said in the US senate: "it is imperative that syrian withdrawal be accompanied by a complete disarmement of ALL armed elements"...
that was before he defended "hezbi armed element"....
05 June 2012, 19:22
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As the fate of the Assad Regime in Syria hangs in the balance, so does the fate of Hezbollah's continued armed presence in Lebanon. The resolution could move in the direction whereby Hezbollah tries to leverage current status quo into total hegemony which would militate against stability, particularly in the North, or a final reconciliation of Hezbollah's arms within the constitutional institutions of the State. This latter option is likely to strengthen the State and the people's confidence in the State.
05 June 2012, 19:23
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Therefore, it is a good idea. I would propose that Mikati lead this cabinet, as he did in 2005, that it be split 5-4 M8 to M14 and that its mandate be written so that its term will expire with the conclusion of the 2013 elections so that the winners of that election will organize the government that is to follow.
