Hizbullah Meeting with Western Ambassadors over Security Situation, Cabinet Formation
Hizbullah International Relations official Ammar Moussawi has recently met with several ambassadors of western countries to discuss the cabinet's formation and the security situation in the country, the Central News Agency reported on Thursday.
"Several meetings were held recently between political foes in the country,” CNA said.
"A business lunch took place between Moussawi and French Ambassador Patrice Paoli at a restaurant,” CNA continued, adding that other political delegations were also meeting separately at the same restaurant.
The same source explained that the recent talks were encouraged by the “current openness between different local factions due to the deteriorating security situation, and thanks to the Iranian-Western rapprochement.”
In a related matter, Moussawi met Thursday with European Union Ambassador to Lebanon Angelina Eichhorst.
The talks tackled efforts currently made to form a consensual cabinet, and the upcoming presidential elections, according to a statement released by Hizbullah's Media Relations Department.
Local political foes are currently studying a proposal suggested by the March 8 alliance on a cabinet based on the 8-8-8 lineup. President Michel Suleiman had promised that he would study the proposal put forward by Speaker Nabih Berri, and the formation currently awaits March 14 camp's decision, specifically the approval of former PM and al-Mustaqbal Party leader MP Saad Hariri.
The United States places Hizbullah on its list of terrorist organization, and in July 2013, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission added the party's military wing to the EU's list of “entities, groups and persons involved in terrorist acts.”
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