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Beirut – Omar Habanjar – Daoud Rammal
The dust from the 18 clash between President Michel Aoun and the president in charge of forming the government, Saad Hariri, in Baabda remains unresolved, and each team went to review their accounts, where they advanced and where they were late, and what. Was it in your portfolio of constitutional weapons that would allow you to overthrow the other?
With the government’s continued failure for months, Beirut is witnessing a frenzied diplomatic movement to seek a way out.
The Prime Minister-designate, Saad Hariri, yesterday received our ambassador to Lebanon, Abdel-Aal Al-Qinaei, and discussed with him the latest political developments, general conditions and bilateral relations between the two countries. Al-Qinaei also visited the head of the Bloc Meeting Democratic Party, MP Taymour Jumblatt in Clemenceau, in the presence of MPs Akram Shiheeb, Wael Abu Faour and Hadi Abu Al-Hassan where various developments and current developments were presented.
President Aoun also requested a meeting with the Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon, Walid Bukhari, whose last visit to Baabda was on 6/19/2019.
A follow-up source explained that the President of the Republic presented the Government’s developments in detail to the Saudi ambassador and provided him with the necessary explanations on the reasons that led to the occurrence of the crisis, and that all the points that needed to be clarified were They clarified, while Ambassador Bukhari confirmed that the Kingdom was on the side of Lebanon, placing President Aoun in the atmosphere of the initiative.
Ambassador Bukhari said after the meeting, which lasted forty minutes, “Based on the generous invitation of His Excellency the President of the Lebanese Republic, General Michel Aoun, I had the honor of visiting the Baabda Palace to review and discuss current events. most prominent. . “Bukhari added:” I confirmed to His Excellency that the Kingdom has always declared its position and solidarity with the Lebanese people fraternal and firm. In the face of all crises, the Saudi vision for Lebanon stems from the foundations of the Kingdom’s foreign policy, which affirms respect for the sovereignty of states and non-interference in its internal affairs.
Lebanon’s sovereignty is a historic achievement that was achieved through the struggles of the Lebanese people, and we respect this sovereignty.
He also highlighted: “The Saudi position highlights the Kingdom’s commitment to the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of Lebanon and, in particular, the need to accelerate the formation of a government capable of achieving security, stability and prosperity through those that the brother Lebanese people aspire to. “
The Saudi ambassador called on “all political parties in Lebanon to give priority to the supreme national interest due to the urgent need to initiate the implementation of radical reforms that restore the confidence of the international community in Lebanon.” And he stressed “the importance of the content of Security Council resolutions 1701, 1680 and 1559 and the relevant Arab and international resolutions to maintain stability.” Lebanon and respect for its sovereignty and unity.
We emphasize that the Taif Agreement is the custodian of national unity and civil peace in Lebanon.
In the same context, the President met with the Deputy Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Najat Rushdie, and requested a meeting with the Ambassador of France, Anne Griot.
According to a follow-up source, Aoun explained to the French ambassador the situation of the government and the developments and problems that accompanied the formation of the government, and affirmed his adherence to the French initiative as a rescue project for Lebanon and not as a means of authority, and affirmed the follow-up of its efforts to address the government issue in accordance with the requirements of Lebanon’s interest and the requirements of the constitution and national agreement.
The information confirmed that President Aoun is extremely unhappy, not only because of what the president-designate said after the meeting, but also because of what he said from the presidential palace in particular, and this is a somewhat unusual challenge in relations between the heads of the constitutional authorities of Lebanon.
On the other hand, the team of the designated president does not discuss the formalities or the content of this position, contenting itself with the meaning of “whoever knocks at the door hears the answer.” Prior to the “political settlement” proposed by the president of the Progressive Socialist Party, Walid Jumblatt, President Aoun addressed the call to the designated president. Through the television screens, putting him in front of one of two options: either form a government in partnership with him, that is, in a formula that guarantees the blocking of third parties in the cabinet, or allow the assignment of others.
Observers were subsequently not surprised by the failure of efforts to reunite the president-designate with the head of the movement, Gebran Bassil, even in a side room of the Baabda Palace, as it was on the table.
In addition, the previous heads of government expressed their regret and surprise at the actions and positions that violate the constitution and deviate from the usual framework, decency and norms in the formation of governments in Lebanon and President Aoun’s transgression of the provisions of the constitution as it were Refers to Hariri’s shame at his removal, and they expressed their respect for the constitution and their adherence to the national agreement in Taif, emphasizing that any attempt to reproduce the sectarian conflict is countered by the evidence of gathering sects around the initiative of Patriarch Al. -Rahi.
Former heads of government affirmed their position by taking steps to form an important specific government, far from entering the axis policies, in order to resolve the economic crisis and gain the trust of the Lebanese and the international community.
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