Berri says has plan to rescue Lebanon and that US wants ceasefire
With U.S. mediator Amos Hochstein scheduled to arrive in Beirut on Monday amid major escalation in Lebanon, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri has stressed that this visit is "the last chance before the U.S. elections to reach a solution" in the country.
He stressed in an interview with Al-Arabiya television that he has been authorized by Hezbollah to negotiate on behalf of it since 2006 and that Hezbollah agrees to U.N. resolution 1701.
He added that there is consensus among the Lebanese on Resolution 1701, considering it a rare consensus.
"We adhere to it," he added.
Berri also refused any amendments to 1701, revealing that he has a plan to save Lebanon that he is working on.
He added that there is U.S. desire to stop the war in Lebanon prior to the U.S. presidential election, noting that what is being said about Iranian obstacles to the course of his plan is false.
Berri also stressed that the nomination of the army commander requires a constitutional amendment and the agreement of more than 86 deputies, adding that the government of Prime Minister Najib Mikati is facing unprecedented challenges.
Berri adder that the real light in the region is the Saudi-Iranian rapprochement, noting that Israel is destroying everything in Lebanon as it did in Gaza.
He also pointed out that he has never spoken about electing a Lebanese president before the ceasefire.
Source: Naharnet
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