Report: Hariri, Saniora, Mashnouq Agree on Future Measures to Avoid Escalation
Head of the Mustaqbal bloc MP Fouad Saniora and Interior Minister Nouhad al-Mashnouq returned to Lebanon from a trip to Saudi Arabia where they held talks on the latest local developments with Mustaqbal Movement chief MP Saad Hariri, reported al-Joumhouria newspaper on Saturday.
Informed sources told the daily: “The officials agreed on measures to confront these developments and prevent the escalation of the government crisis.”
They stressed the need to preserve the calm Lebanon is enjoying given the regional turmoil, reported the daily.
Saniora and Mashnouq had traveled to Saudi Arabia on Thursday.
Lebanon is facing a crisis over the Free Patriotic Movement's refusal to tackle any cabinet agenda before discussing its decision-making mechanism.
The FPM supporters staged protests on Thursday against the government.
FPM chief MP Michel Aoun had vowed to call his supporters to stage protests to “reclaim the rights of Christians that have been usurped by the government.”
A heated dispute erupted at Thursday's cabinet session between Prime Minister Tammam Salam and Foreign Minister Jebran Bassil over the issue.
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