Report: Berri tells Hochstein president can be elected in 1st week of 3-week truce
Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri on Monday proposed to visiting U.S. mediator Amos Hochstein ideas for resolving the current Israel-Hezbollah conflict, a media report said.
Quoting unnamed sources, Sky News Arabia said Berri told Hochstein that “there can be a return to the three-week truce agreement” and that “Lebanon can elect a president in the first week of the truce.”
“The elected president would oversee the implementation of Resolution 1701 and the achievement of a permanent ceasefire,” Berri reportedly told Hochstein.
The sources added that "the U.S. backed down from its stance about introducing amendments to Resolution 1701 following Hochstein's visit" and that Hochstein did not carry a "solution" to Lebanon.
"Any amendment of Resolution 1701 would require Russian and Chinese approvals and Washington does not intend to currently engage in such a battle," the sources said.
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