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According to media sources in Beirut on Friday, the French delegate told Lebanese officials that they have no more than two weeks to form a government, otherwise there is no conference or support for Lebanon, according to sources accompanying the essence. of the message behind the visit, explaining that he stressed that the effects of the French bailout initiative still remain. But if its implementation continues to depend on the will of the Lebanese themselves and therefore they must decide their fate in their own hands.
After his tour, which included the four presidents on its first day, which will be completed today with shuttle visits, the sources pointed out that Dorrell’s visit was “more than exploratory on the problem of authorship and less than articulated in the solution. of this dilemma, calling it a visit that links a conflict “with the Lebanese parties to put them back before His responsibilities and promises regarding the initiative of President Emmanuel Macron,” under the threat of insinuating that the time-consuming game It will have catastrophic repercussions for all parties in Lebanon and, therefore, it is necessary to accelerate the formation of a government of independent specialists that enjoys the confidence of the international community to avoid the last available French and European opportunity to remove the country from your crisis..
Sources revealed that the new in the French directives expressed by Durrell represented by referring to the correlation and connection between the formation of the government and the holding of the Lebanon Support Conference, amidst circulating information indicating that even Macron’s visit next month Beirut will be affected in its form and its agenda unless the government is formed sooner. The date of the visit, as far as estimates are concerned, range from the possibility of delaying or limiting it to inspecting the French forces operating under UNIFIL in the south..
And the Lebanese daily Al-Jumhuriya wrote today that the French delegate was informed of the person with whom he met who assumed the leadership of the crisis cell in charge of the Lebanese file at the Elysee Palace, in order to clarify the importance of the message he relayed from Macron to Lebanese officials. He also reported that the French delegate will continue his visits to political and partisan leaderships today, and will meet before noon with the head of the Free Patriotic Movement, parliamentarian Gebran Bassil, and will travel at 12 noon to Bikfaya to meet with the head of the Kataeb Party, Representative Sami Gemayel, before visiting the head of the Lebanese Forces Party Samir Samir. Hold unannounced meetings with a group of independent political figures.
Sources accompanying the French delegate’s visit said the man does not have a magic wand, and that the speech about bullying Paris with a thick stick is not appropriate. Rather, it will be enough to warn officials about the fate Lebanon will face should Lebanon continue to struggle to fix itself due to the financial crisis and the state’s inability to capitalize on the crisis. No outside help, especially with Washington entering a transition phase, waiting for the new president to enter the White House. Consequently, it is in the interest of Lebanon to enter the “stateco” of authorship instead of the “stateco”, a void and its high cost to Lebanon..
According to the daily Al-Akhbar, instead of taking a new French delegate to his Lebanese tour yesterday, activating the French initiative, it was clear that he wanted to explore the possibility that the US sanctions could help overcome the obstacles to authorship. And he came out with a conclusion stating that betting on sanctions to satisfy Hariri’s demands is the wrong bet.
Soon, optimism evaporated with the visit of French President Emmanuel Macron’s Near East affairs adviser Patrick Dorrell to Lebanon. Dorrell, who sought to activate the French initiative, came across a very complex political reality, capable of overthrowing any initiative. However, he felt the eagerness of all those who knew them to take the initiative, without this eagerness being translated into any progress in the government file..
On the other hand, Dorrell did not bring ideas, suggestions or instructions to promote the formation of the government, although he came to explore the possibility of benefiting from the United States sanctions to dissolve the author’s contract, or more precisely to explore whether the sanctions they would contribute to the withdrawal of Lebanese President Michel Aoun, Representative Gebran Bassil and the party. God expresses his position and therefore the fulfillment of Saad Hariri’s demands. In this sense, the visit was not outside the context of the US sanctions, but rather complemented it. This led informed sources to say that the guest was closer to the listener, in preparation to broadcast the summary of his Lebanese tour to the Elysee, where it becomes clear day after day that his ability to influence is limited. For this reason, he reiterated the well-known French position, calling for the formation of a government of competent specialists, non-partisan, but agreed by all parties..
Aoun had told Dorrell that Lebanon joined the French initiative for the benefit of Lebanon, and this matter would only be achieved through a reliable government capable of carrying out the required reforms that were mentioned in the document agreed between Macron and the Lebanese political leaders, and coordinating effectively with international partners. Those who pledged to help Lebanon get out of the difficult economic and financial conditions it is going through. And considering that “the US sanctions targeting Lebanese politicians have complicated things, Aoun stated that” all these situations require a broad national consensus to form a government that can accomplish the tasks required of it in cooperation with the House of Representatives. Representatives to approve the necessary reforms, pointing out “the importance of a broad national consultation.” In this delicate stage .
