Quintet to meet in coming hours as Jumblat lauds Qatar's role
The five-nation group on Lebanon, which comprises the U.S., France, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Egypt, will meet in the coming hours, ad-Diyar newspaper said.
The daily said Tuesday that the quintet has received positive feedbacks from the Lebanese blocs, except for some trivial remarks.
The meeting will likely be held at the Egyptian embassy, sources said.
The sources told ad-Diyar that the Vatican is pressuring domestic and foreign forces especially the U.S. to take the Christian forces' concerns into consideration and to open the door for a third candidate.
The sources said that Hezbollah and Amal are insisting that if parliament convenes to elect a president, the second round of voting would still require a two-third quorum and that Hezbollah is still standing firm on prioritizing the Gaza war over any other file.
Former Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblat meanwhile discussed with Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani in Qatar the situation in Gaza and south Lebanon, as he praised Qatar's efforts to secure a ceasefire in Gaza and to end the presidential crisis in Lebanon.
Source: Naharnet
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