Saudi embassy to convene 'Taif MPs' on November 5
The Saudi Embassy in Beirut has invited all former MPs who took part in the 1989 Taif meetings to attend a conference at the UNESCO Palace in Beirut on November 5, a media report said on Wednesday.
The conference will be titled “Taif 33 – The Lebanese National Accord”, Annahar newspaper said.
“The Saudi invitation comes to remind of the content of the Taif Accord, especially the part that is yet to be implemented in terms of executing reforms and limiting weapons to the Lebanese legitimate forces,” the daily added, quoting unnamed sources.
“Holding the meeting at this exact timing resembles a message to those calling for dialogues aimed at amending the Taif Accord. The message says: implement Taif with its exact stipulations and there will be no need for alternatives dialogues or agreements,” the sources said.
Only 15 out of 62 MPs who attended the Taif meetings are still alive – Hussein al-Husseini, Albert Mansour, Hassan al-Rifai, Michel Maalouli, Boutros Harb, Zaher al-Khatib, Najah Wakim, Mohammed Youssef Baydoun, Edmond Rizk, Anwar al-Sabah, Munif al-Khatib, Gebran Tawk, Saleh al-Kheir, Talal al-Merehbi and Mikhail al-Daher.
27 October 2022, 19:32
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Before the "Taif Accord", which gives half of parliament to Christians, there was the "National Pact", by which Christians got six elevenths of parliament. Who exactly agreed to these agreements? That's what MBS likes about them: nice and vague and clearly illegal.
