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After threats from the US ambassador to impose sanctions, Hariri is forced to postpone the formation of the government until Biden takes office.
Private political sources confirmed to “Arabi Post” that “Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri learned of the strong US position on Washington’s rejection of Hezbollah’s attempts to penetrate the next government, and that was during Hariri’s meeting with the US Ambassador to Beirut, Dorothy Shea “.
According to the source, “Shi’a told Hariri that his administration is serious in its stance to prevent Hezbollah from expanding and participating in Lebanese political life, and to make any dealings with the party and allow its participation in the government will expose him, that is, Hariri, to the sanctions of the United States, as well as other personalities that were partners. He in power during the previous years. “
Shea emphasized that “appointing ministers by Hezbollah in independent or technocratic formulas, as he did previously when appointing non-partisan ministers (Jamil Jabak, Hamad Hassan and Imad Hoballah), even if this representation is vested with US citizenship for potential ministers, as experience of the Hassan Diab government, will make Hariri a target. Straight for US sanctions. “
A diplomatic source confirms that “Hariri, after his meeting with the US side, contacted the French presidential cell in charge of the Lebanese dossier, headed by Macron’s adviser in the Middle East, Patrick Durrell, and informed Dorrell about what had happened. heard from the US side about the sanctions, the government and Hezbollah, and that the options were not in their favor. ” Especially since the country is on the brink of a major economic crisis and accelerating collapse.
The source also confirms that Dorrell advised Hariri to wait and keep his assignment paper in his pocket, and Dorrell confirmed to Hariri that Paris was quick to contact United States President-elect Joe Biden’s team management for discuss critical files during the term of President Donald Trump, and that the team confirmed the French initiative to the French Presidential Palace. In Lebanon, since it addresses the main aspect of the reforms agreed between the countries of the international group to help Lebanon, and consequently, according to the source, Hariri decided to wait for the next stage until Biden is crowned in the White House.
The US ambassador said in an intervention during a seminar organized by the Beirut Institute for Studies on Wednesday that the head of the Free Patriotic Movement, parliamentarian Gebran Bassil, is a clear example of how Washington is holding the corrupt accountable, and highlighted that “the Lebanese state must make immediate reforms,” noting that “the Lebanese government is deprived of nearly 500 million dollars of customs revenue annually at the port and the airport.”
He revealed that there are files on Lebanese personalities in Washington, which are being studied under the banner of sanctions related to corruption or terrorism.
Source: Agencies
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