Le Drian to take next step after talks with KSA, 5-nation group
No new developments are expected in the presidential file before the return of French presidential envoy Jean-Yves Le Drian to Beirut next month, a media report said.
“He will specify the nature of his next steps in light of consultations between Paris and Riyadh in particular and within the five-nation, international-Arab group in general,” al-Joumhouria newspaper said.
Informed sources meanwhile told the daily that “Le Drian’s second visit is supposed to be decisive, because this time it will not be exploratory but rather executive, which means that the French envoy will move from the phase of listening to the phase of suggesting, based on the conclusions that he will draw from his meetings with the political leaders and the consultations with Riyadh and Doha.”
Other sources told the newspaper that Le Drian would discuss with the officials in Saudi Arabia and Qatar the outcome of his consultations in Lebanon and the results of the meetings that he held with the Lebanese parties.
“He will explore the possibility of carrying out any step that would help reconcile viewpoints between the Lebanese, especially that officials from the two states (KSA and Qatar) have pledged to discuss the situation with Iranian officials, amid reports that a Qatari delegation is currently visiting the Iranian capital,” the sources added.
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