Reports: Paris to push for Aoun election, Tamim to discuss Lebanon in US

Some parties are betting that France will launch an initiative related to the Lebanese presidential file in “the beginning of next year,” informed political sources said.

“It will likely try to reach a domestic-foreign agreement over the nomination of Army Commander General Joseph Aoun,” the sources told ad-Diyar newspaper in remarks published Monday.

Al-Liwaa newspaper for its part noted that French President Emmanuel Macron will take part Tuesday in the Baghdad 2nd Summit for Cooperation and Partnership in Jordan, amid reports that “the situation in Lebanon will be discussed from the angle of restoring regularity in the country.”

Quoting prominent diplomatic sources, the daily said there are contacts aimed at including an “important” clause about Lebanon in the summit’s closing statement.

The clause will disclose “the outcome of the consultations that were held in Doha between the French president and the Qatari officials, and with the countries that can influence the Lebanese situation, topped by the U.S., KSA and Iran,” al-Liwaa said.

It will also reflect the stances of “a number of Lebanese politicians who visited Doha lately,” the newspaper added.

Moreover, al-Liwaa reported that Qatar’s ruler Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad will visit Washington in the coming days carrying a number of files, including the Lebanese file, and will push for “filling the vacuum in the country’s top post.”