Report: Miqati-Nasrallah Meeting Encouraged Announcement of Dialogue Initiative
A meeting held between Caretaker Premier Najib Miqati and Hizbullah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has encouraged Miqati to call for a national dialogue to resolve the country’s political and security problems, high-ranking sources said.
The sources told pan-Arab daily al-Hayat published Sunday that the meeting, which was held three weeks ago, was aimed at restoring ties between Miqati and Hizbullah.
Relations between the two sides had deteriorated after Miqati's announcement of his resignation in March following disputes between cabinet members.
But the sources said that the latest meeting between the caretaker PM and Nasrallah paved way for Miqati's announcement of an initiative under which President Michel Suleiman would call for a national dialogue without any preconditions.
The initiative lies in asking “Suleiman to head a dialogue on condition that each party attends it, and expresses readiness to engage in the talks without any prior conditions and to make concessions,” Miqati announced on Wednesday.
The caretaker PM said he would work along with a team on initiating contacts with each party to agree on the dialogue's framework.
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