Egyptian ambassador meets Berri, says no dispute among 5-nation envoys
Egyptian Ambassador to Lebanon Alaa Moussa held talks Tuesday in Ain el-Tineh with Speaker Nabih Berri, after a meeting between Berri and the ambassadors of the five-nation group for Lebanon was postponed.
“The meeting of the five-nation committee (with Berri) that was scheduled for today has been postponed for the sole purpose of arranging the ambassadors’ appointments,” Moussa said after the talks.
“It was an occasion to stress the unity of the five-nation committee’s stance and the challenges that are happening in the region necessitate speeding up the election of a president,” the ambassador added.
“We discussed the events in the region, their impact on Lebanon, the presidential vacuum and the mechanism of the work of the five-nation committee in the future,” Moussa said.
In an earlier TV interview, the ambassador had said that the envoys of the five-nation group would meet with Berri, caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati and other officials.
“There is no dispute among the ambassadors of the five-nation group and they will hold a meeting Tuesday as part of the constant communication,” Moussa added.
Al-Jadeed television had said that Berri’s meeting with the ambassadors had been postponed to a later date because some of the envoys had previously-scheduled appointments.
Source: Naharnet
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