Aoun Confirms Meeting Hariri, Nasrallah as Part of 'Mediation' Efforts
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Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Michel Aoun confirmed Monday that he has recently met with former premier Saad Hariri and Hizbullah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, two days after Prime Minister Tammam Salam formed what he described as a “national interest cabinet.”
"If you want to make a mediation, you must talk to everyone and this is why I met with ex-PM Saad Hariri and Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah,” Aoun said in an interview with the FPM's official Facebook page.
“Hizbullah is not embarrassed of my rapprochement with Mustaqbal (Movement) and we will all be able to close ranks,” he added.
Aoun had previously declined to comment on reports claiming he had met with Hariri in Rome more than a month ago, but the political agreement that led to the cabinet's formation on Saturday indicates that the meeting did take place.
Earlier on Monday, the Akhbar al-Yawm news agency revealed that a dinner banquet was held Thursday at Aoun's residence in Rabiyeh, which was attended by Nader Hariri, the ex-PM's adviser, and Foreign Minister Jebran Bassil, Aoun's son-in-law.
The last obstacles that were hindering the formation of Salam's cabinet were resolved during that dinner, the agency said.
According to unconfirmed reports, ex-PM Hariri and Bassil had also held a meeting in Dubai.
On Sunday, Nasrallah described Salam's cabinet as a "settlement cabinet."
17 February 2014, 22:38
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Very positive that our political leader are talking TO each other rather than ABOUT each other. + 1 to both Aoun and Hariri. Please keep talking, for our sake.
17 February 2014, 22:46
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100% jabal
Aoun should be the mediator between HA and Hariri. This is the role of moderator that should be taken by christians instead of being taken by jumby
18 February 2014, 04:23
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Why the insults @Jaafar?why? I used to look up to you and your logical and balanced debates but no more. Your constant insults and negative attitude will not earn you the respect that you so desire. Being a father figure on the forum means leading by example, setting the tone, and showing understanding. I am so disappointed in you..... so disappointed:(
18 February 2014, 04:47
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@ everyone, this governeemnt is a joke and the biggest loser is March 14th in it. look at it this way, why do you think the interior and justice ministry have been given to Hariri or the sunniites? because the country is a mess with those bombings and it will snap back at them if they dont catch the perpetrators. It was a big mistake to accept forming this governement even if for 3 months. But in my opinion and i am a non follower of neither march 8th or 14th but what i can see is :
18 February 2014, 04:48
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The biggest loser is hariri in this governement, for the reasons i explained above. But i admire his courage and his patriotism because he accepted to form a governeemnt with people that are his ennemies for the sake of the country and for having presidential elections on time. But lets not forget also that constitutionnally if the president office is void, the president of the parliament takes his place. Hariri wouldnt want chiites govern Lebanon once and for all. So he put all his ego aside for the sake of his communauty and indirectly, christians..
18 February 2014, 11:54
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This is the kind of attitude that makes nations better. Let us all as Lebanese start patching the wounds of old, let us settle our differences, let us stand by each other, let us from now on understand that no one will save us but ourselves. I pray and I hope that we shall see more picture like this, in the end either we stand united in strength and wisdom, or we shall perish as fools. Thank you Mr. Hariri, thank you general, good work, keep it up.
18 February 2014, 14:26
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mabadna gheir el 3imad ra2is el jamhouriye wel hariri ra2is le hkoume :)))
18 February 2014, 15:21
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naharnet stop deleting constructive criticism comments ENOUGH ALREADY
18 February 2014, 20:20
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@ Dathrakos , i respect your opinion, i think you have a nice point of view, but in the meantime, geagea couldnt come back on his word of not participating with hezbollah before they leave syria. Althought i am also with you on the fact kataeb are winners in this governement, lets not forget that they have been given the lebanese forces's share of the governement. that is only logical. And you say Hariri had been given portfolios that moustaqbal already indirectly held. On one side yes, but the blame was half on them half on marwan charbel for the security situation and the justice ministry wasnt on hariri's side until recently.
18 February 2014, 20:20
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Anyways i see this governement just as a concession that hariri made to avoid that chiites get all power decisions if no presidential elections are held on time. sometimes like we say, the ennemies of your ennemies are your friends. not that a maronite president would be his ennemy, but its way better for him than a chiite president of parliament ruling the coutry in case of void.
