Report: Kataeb Concerned with Bassil's Stances at Vienna Talks
The Kataeb Party has expressed its concern over the possible positions that will be made by Foreign Minister Jebran Bassil at the Vienna international talks tackling the Syrian crisis, reported An Nahar daily on Friday.
It revealed that Kataeb Ministers Sejaan Qazzi, Ramzi Jreij, and Alain Hakim will be “attentive and wary” of any position that will be made in the name of Lebanon on the Syrian conflict.
They had informed Prime Minister Tammam Salam during talks earlier this week that “a historic and traditional Lebanese stance is needed.”
“This stance will keep it away from any axis, especially since the Vienna talks participants are divided into two axes,” they explained according to the daily.
“There are question marks surrounding the stance that will be announced by Bassil. Will it reflect Lebanon's position or that of his allies” in Hizbullah? wondered the Kataeb officials.
They warned “of missing an opportunity for Lebanon to seize control of its fate before major world powers as opposed to the past when they used to determine its fate for it.”
Meanwhile, Progressive Socialist Party chief MP Walid Jumblat has rejected any position that would not adhere to Lebanon's policy of disassociation.
This position was relayed to the premier through Agriculture Minister Akram Shehayyeb and Health Minister Wael Abou Faour.
The foreign ministers of the United States, Russia, Turkey and Saudi Arabia met in Vienna on Thursday to work through their differences on the eve of expanded talks on the war in Syria.
Friday's talks will include Lebanon, Egypt, France, the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, representatives from the European Union and other Arab countries.
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