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Tuesday, 9 February, 2021 - 10:45
Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rai received a delegation from the FPM on Monday (Markaziah News Agency). Beirut - Asharq Al-Awsat
A delegation from the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) visited Bkirki on Monday, a day after Maronite Patriarch Beshara Al-Rai proposed “the internationalization of the Lebanese crisis.”
A parliamentary source in the FPM told Asharq Al-Awsat that the “unplanned” visit aimed at discussing the patriarch’s view on the formation of the new government and his recent proposal on holding an international conference for Lebanon under the auspices of the United Nations.
The source said the patriarch was informed of the FPM’s position on the government, revealing that should rapprochement be achieved between both sides then another meeting with al-Rai may be held, this time with the attendance of movement leader Gebran Bassil.
Wednesday, 13 January, 2021 - 11:15
Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri meets with Lebanese President Michel Aoun at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon. Reuters file photo Beirut - Mohamed Choucair
Former Prime Ministers Najib Mikati, Fouad Siniora, Saad Hariri and Tammam Salam thwarted an attempt by President Michel Aoun to stir sectarian tension with the aim to revive his son-in-law’s political role.
Well-informed sources said that the former premiers, who met on Monday, have decided to refrain from engaging in an open dispute with former Minister Gebran Bassil to spare the country more sectarian and confessional tension.
According to the sources, Bassil’s coup against the political system that regulates relations between the Lebanese sects and which is based on the Taif Accord, has quickly backfired against the former minister and had no political power.
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