Kanaan, Riachi Put Final Touches on Document of Agreement
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A meeting was held between Free Patriotic Movement MP Ibrahim Kanaan and Lebanese Forces official Melhem Riachi to discuss the “final touches” on the “declaration of intent” paper between the two parties, al-Mustaqbal newspaper reported on Wednesday.
The two officials added an 18th article to the document of principles during the meeting, which was held on Tuesday night.
They also tackled the establishment of a roadmap for the second stage of the dialogue and a preliminary discussion regarding the matters that will be included in the talks between the two parties.
FPM chief MP Michel Aoun and LF leader Samir Geagea are both presidential candidates. Their rivalry and other factors have left Baabda Palace vacant sine President Michel Suleiman's term ended in May last year.
Geagea considered last week during a televised interview that “major progress” has been achieved in talks with the FPM, pointing out that he introduced amendments to 16 out of 17 points in the paper before sending it back to Aoun.
The dialogue between the FPM and the LF is expected to be crowned with a meeting between the old-time rivals.
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18 March 2015, 08:43
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I wonder what they are discussing?...
They are probably deffusing tensions between christian and they will end up removing some pictures and flags from bchareh and rabiyeh... Waw....
18 March 2015, 18:05
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I hope they are agreeing to one Literate, young Presidential Candidate who was not involved in the Civil War atrocities that led to the total bleeding of the Christians. Ziad Baroud, or Kattar, or someone of this calibar. Maybe doing so will lead other sects to shed their Civil war era leaders as well.
18 March 2015, 09:00
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I wonder how you are this morning dear flamethrower and how you are managing to vote as you lay in pieces and tranquility at your final resting place..... RIP Shia Hero
18 March 2015, 13:04
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This is good news. I hope nobody does anything to stop this. We really need this to happen.
18 March 2015, 13:49
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"To jaw-jaw is always better than to war-war." - Winston Churchill
18 March 2015, 14:45
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Let Geagea and Aoun agree today on a compromise presidential candidate, let them name him/her together and let us heal the wounds of the past. The least these two men MUST do is to repair the damage they've caused us with true reconciliation and selfless policies for the better of Lebanon, starting from its Christians. Let them both open the books of Nelson Mandela and take some queues from him.
18 March 2015, 15:34
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@phoenix... geagea proposed that already... this proposal was discarded by Iznogoud...
18 March 2015, 16:27
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Yeah I know Patriot, but this time though I hope that it will pull through, hopefully Iznogood realizes the futility of his demented policies and desires.
18 March 2015, 16:29
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Winston, sometimes the system runs on "autopilot", so if the yellows and oranges multi trolls press on "Report", it could trigger the ban. Maybe Naharnet ought to watch things more closely.
