Report: Miqati-Nasrallah Meeting Encouraged Announcement of Dialogue Initiative

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A meeting held between Caretaker Premier Najib Miqati and Hizbullah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has encouraged Miqati to call for a national dialogue to resolve the country’s political and security problems, high-ranking sources said.

The sources told pan-Arab daily al-Hayat published Sunday that the meeting, which was held three weeks ago, was aimed at restoring ties between Miqati and Hizbullah.

Relations between the two sides had deteriorated after Miqati's announcement of his resignation in March following disputes between cabinet members.

But the sources said that the latest meeting between the caretaker PM and Nasrallah paved way for Miqati's announcement of an initiative under which President Michel Suleiman would call for a national dialogue without any preconditions.

The initiative lies in asking “Suleiman to head a dialogue on condition that each party attends it, and expresses readiness to engage in the talks without any prior conditions and to make concessions,” Miqati announced on Wednesday.

The caretaker PM said he would work along with a team on initiating contacts with each party to agree on the dialogue's framework.

Comments 10
Missing baba_oreily 02 June 2013, 08:24

Useless meeting.

Thumb geha 02 June 2013, 08:31

without pre conditions? what does it mean?
does it mean that hizbushaitan is willing to discuss their weapons? does it mean that hizbushaitan is willing to discuss their involvement in Syria?? ....... so many other things.....
but NO they are not willing to do that! so there are pre conditions!
furthermore, are they willing to abide by the agreements out of this meeting? NO as usual.
so what is the use of such a meeting?

Missing 11-11 02 June 2013, 08:38

Again with the national dialogue BS, did the Iranian militia have a national dialog before sending its fighters to lead an a assault on a Syrian city on behalf of the benevolent Assad regime? No it got its marching orders from the ayatollah and gave no thought to Lebanon.

Missing samiam 02 June 2013, 08:46

so was it face to face or over big screen tv's? inquiring minds want to know.

anyhow, this was before hizb iran's admitted escalation of its role in syria, so it means nothing.

Thumb turmos 02 June 2013, 09:01

Miqati was used and abused by this sectarian terrorist. He is back for some more.... He is lobbying for an initiative that will name him prime minister once again!

Thumb LebDinosaur 02 June 2013, 09:31

When the "humans" that are meeting are ethical, straightforward and honest, then that's great, because more meetings = more solutions. But in this case & otherwise elsewhere in Lebanon, more meetings = more manipulations, more controls & more plots to stay backward.

Thumb Lebanon4life 02 June 2013, 12:58

Khalas !!!! To hell with all those useless guys !! To hell with the resistence !! To hell with the zionist enemy !! To hell with wahbist terrorists and salafists !! To hell with anyone who is harming Lebanon . I don't care for neighbouring countries these are not our problems . Every politican who is not with Lebanon should be hanged !! It has been for to long that we live in such circumstances . You either support Lebanon and it's Army or you should leave immediatly. Y3ich Baladna Lebnen

Thumb primesuspect 02 June 2013, 17:16

Miqati should give us his location so we can pay the israelis to take him down. Yes, pay the Israelis to remove surgically this cancer from Lebanon. Not the other way around...

Thumb primesuspect 02 June 2013, 17:17

That's why he must go.... Hitler, Tito, Franco are waiting for him.

Thumb primesuspect 02 June 2013, 17:18

Perhaps G.I. Joes would do the trick? Or a G.I. Joe drone.