Report: Hariri May Return to Lebanon Given March 14 Accord with Berri
Former Prime Minister Saad Hariri may return to Lebanon in light of the agreement reached between the March 14 opposition and Speaker Nabih Berri over the resumption of parliamentary subcommittee meetings, reported the daily Ad Diyar on Tuesday.
A mediator between Berri and Hariri told the daily: “The former premier is seriously considering returning to Lebanon within two months of the time that the opposition had agreed to resuming contacts with the speaker.”
The mediator had informed Berri of Hariri's consent for the opposition to return to the parliamentary subcommittee meetings aimed at tackling a new electoral law.
The March 14 alliance had announced a boycott of government-related work in light of the assassination of Internal Security Forces Intelligence Bureau chief Brigadier General Wissam al-Hasan on October 19.
It accused Syria of being behind the crime and blamed the government of covering up for the criminals, demanding its resignation as a condition to ending its boycott.
On Monday, however the opposition announced that it would return to the subcommittee meetings in order to reach an agreement over a parliamentary electoral law ahead of the elections that are scheduled for June 9.
Hariri had traveled to France in 2011 out of security fears over his life, various media reports said.
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