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Bkirki Warns Deadlock in Lebanon Threatening Unity
Mohamad Shmaysani
Lebanon's Maronite bishops warned on Wednesday that the deadlock between the ruling coalition and the opposition over the presidential poll due next week was threatening the unity of the country. "The persistence of both sides to stick to their position is placing the country in a big crisis and complete paralysis," said the Maronite bishops statement. "It is obstructing the democratic regime ... and leading Lebanon into unprecedented divisions," the statement added. "We reiterate our call for unity so the election can be carried out on time according to the constitution." The statement stressed the ongoing situation in Lebanon was forcing the youth out of their country. It also condemned the dramatic rise in the level of prices.
International, Arab Efforts In Parallel
The Barometer of National and international efforts to establish an agreement between feuding Lebanese parties has been indicating an upsurge, as the deadline for having a new head of state draws near.
Lebanon's Maronite bishops warned on Wednesday that the deadlock between the ruling coalition and the opposition over the presidential poll due next week was threatening the unity of the country. "The persistence of both sides to stick to their position is placing the country in a big crisis and complete paralysis," said the Maronite bishops statement. "It is obstructing the democratic regime ... and leading Lebanon into unprecedented divisions," the statement added. "We reiterate our call for unity so the election can be carried out on time according to the constitution." The statement stressed the ongoing situation in Lebanon was forcing the youth out of their country. It also condemned the dramatic rise in the level of prices.
International, Arab Efforts In Parallel
The Barometer of National and international efforts to establish an agreement between feuding Lebanese parties has been indicating an upsurge, as the deadline for having a new head of state draws near.
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The head of the Change and Reform parliamentary bloc MP General Michel Aoun said that US has trespassed the UN Charter through interfering in Lebanese affairs. Speaking to Al-Jazeera satellite channel, Aoun unveiled threats and temptations to abandon his understanding with Hezbollah. He accused the February 14 bloc of trying to "completely annihilate" the opposition. "We have made lots of concession. What is left for us is to pack and leave the country," Aoun said. He added that "going back to the people" was the best option for deciding on the next president. "Let the people vote for the next president, and not just a few leaders," he said.
Meanwhile, the fact finding mission carried out by Arab League chief Amr Mussa's Under Secretary General Hisham Youssef also adds to the Arab effort. The A.L. official told some of the officials he met, including Saniora, Hezbollah official Hussein Khalil and MP Ali Hasan Khalil, that the United States' position regarding last week's meetings in Istanbul seems in harmony with the position of other participants, which is to encourage consensus in Lebanon. Youssef, however found odd some other "contradictory" US stances. He stressed the importance of the American and French positions over the upcoming election, and how the Western stance "reflected" that of the Arab League. "Consensus is the best way to end the crisis," Youssef said.
Berri ? Feltman Meeting
US Ambassador to Lebanon Jefferey Feltman on Tuesday paid a visit to Speaker Berri in Ain el-Tini. According to reports, optimistic Berri mildly reproved Feltman over recent US positions which openly call for violating the Lebanese constitution. Neither official made any comment to the media after the meeting.