Berri Throws Dialogue Ball in Rival Parties' Court
Sources close to Speaker Nabih Berri have warned that Lebanon's rival leaders would be held responsible for the worsening of the country's crises if they take the dialogue session set to be held this month for granted.
The sources told pan-Arab daily Asharq al-Awsat published on Thursday that the officials “will be held fully responsible for any deterioration (in the situation) in the country if they disregard Speaker Berri's attempt to salvage” Lebanon.
“The ball is now in the court of the parties who have been invited to the distress call that we have made to salvage the country which is sliding towards unrest because of the collapse of institutions,” said the sources.
The dialogue that Berri has called for is scheduled to be held on September 9. It will bring together the heads of parliamentary blocs, in addition to Prime Minister Tammam Salam and several other officials.
The majority of blocs informed the speaker that they would attend the session. The Lebanese Forces is expected to announce its stance on Saturday.
According to al-Akhbar daily, the LF has expressed regret to al-Mustaqbal Movement over its approval to attend the session without consulting it.
Berri has said that the rival parties would discuss ways to end the presidential vacuum, the resumption of the work of parliament and the cabinet, a new electoral draft-law, legislation allowing Lebanese expats to obtain the nationality, administrative decentralization and ways to support the army and the Internal Security Forces.
G.K.
D.A.
03 September 2015, 09:30
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Berri salvaging Lebanon? What a joke. He is one of largest contributor to Lebanon's ills
03 September 2015, 09:34
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milk is not white
chocolate is not black
ice-cream is not cold
orange is the new yellow
03 September 2015, 13:27
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Berri Baba, you are behaving as if you still have any legitimacy left to you, you heard the people's call, they said, DEGAGES, in Arabic it means ER7AL, tel3et Ri7itkoun, yall fek 3an dahrnah. Your personal cash fortune has been estimated at BN$2.5, did that come from your salary? Who asked for the M$300 and for 10% from the European company that came to drill our gas, can you tell us? We know, do you know? Yalla, fek.
03 September 2015, 17:11
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what these politicians can't seem to get thru. their head is"the people of lebanon want you all out, and that includes you berri, and salam, and machnouk, all mean ALL"
03 September 2015, 21:11
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Berri,
is the biggest benefitor of civil war and illegal businesses. He is the biggest thief of them all... In any case all of the parties are thieves we like it or not. But our people are so stupid and they want to live in 4th world country... Just look at Thailand, Malyasia, Indonesia, etc... Something is wrong with Lebanon.
03 September 2015, 21:13
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Agree, we should be part of the positive force to act againt people kike Nasrllah, stand tuff to Aoun Clounish acts. Stand against forces moved by iran big plans look at zabadani, what the hell does IRAN have to do with negotiations to remove syrians from their homes Why?
03 September 2015, 21:15
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Agree, we should be part of the positive force to act againt people like Nasrllah, stand tuff to Aoun Clounish acts. Stand against forces moved by iran big plans look at zabadani, what the hell does IRAN have to do with negotiations to remove syrians from their homes Why? Plans for their control are so clear.
03 September 2015, 23:29
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before we hang this Mafioso we need to arrest him and corrupt wife,retrieve the cash they stole then hang them. the same applies to ALL our political warlords
03 September 2015, 23:31
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shia killer
we don/t need them to hold meetings they are fired we need to hang them
