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Le Drian proposes 5-nation-backed solution in talks with Bassil

French presidential envoy Jean-Yves Le Drian’s talks with Free Patriotic Movement chief Jebran Bassil on Wednesday were characterized by “positive honesty,” the FPM's media department said.

“The French envoy proposed an idea backed by the five nations that had recently met in Doha, under which Le Drian would return in September to restart consultations, from square one and within a rapid and specific timeframe, in order to agree the presidential program that Lebanon needs,” the FPM added.

The proposal does not alter Lebanon’s political system and there would be an agreement on “the candidate who is eligible to carry this vision, after which successive parliamentary sessions would be held to elect a president,” the FPM said in its statement.

“The FPM chief responded positively to this proposal that represents a new approach for tackling the presidential juncture,” it added.

Source: Naharnet


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