Arabs seeking 'settlement president' in Lebanon amid regional progress

There are Arab, regional and international efforts to resolve the Lebanese presidential crisis through the election of a “settlement president,” Arab diplomatic sources said, amid a progress in the regional files, especially as to Yemen’s war.

The “settlement president” should not be part of any axis and should be acceptable to the majority of parliament’s members, the sources told al-Liwaa newspaper in remarks published Friday.

“It has become certain that France, KSA and Qatar are working within a coordinated course to end the presidential vacuum, based on the agreements that were reached in the Paris meetings between (French envoy Jean-Yves) Le Drian, French official Patrick Druel, Saudi minister Nizar al-Aloula and (Saudi) Ambassador (Walid) Bukhari, who began preparing for the meeting that was held at his residence once he returned to Beirut,” the daily added.