Berri: Decision on Syria Can be Modified to Avert Negative Repercussions
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Speaker Nabih Berri stated that the Arab League decision on Syria can be modified in order to avoid any negative repercussions it may create.
He told al-Joumhouriya newspaper in remarks published on Monday that he fears that Lebanon may incur the consequences of the Arab League’s decision to suspend Syria’s membership.
Addressing local developments, he said that President Michel Suleiman is working seriously on resuming the national dialogue.
He revealed that he reached an agreement with him that would help provide the necessary circumstances to issue calls for dialogue.
Berri stressed that the new dialogue that would be launched will not eliminate the decisions of the dialogue that was first held in 2006.
“The new round of talks should decide the country’s future before someone else decides it for us,” the speaker explained.
It should focus on keeping Lebanon away from the developments in the Arab world, he continued.
Berri had declared on Sunday that only Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz was capable of pressing for a reconciliation between the Syrian regime and its opponents.
“After all that has happened, and given what is happening now, I do not see anyone but you – other than God – capable of pushing for a reconciliation, not only among the Syrians, but also among the Arabs,” he said in a briefly-worded cable he sent to the Saudi monarch.
The Arab League's foreign ministers at a meeting in Cairo on Saturday voted 18-22 to suspend Syria with effect from November 16 over its failure to comply with an agreement to end its crackdown on protests, which according to the United Nations have left at 3,500 people dead since mid-March.
Syria, Yemen and Lebanon voted against the measure while Iraq abstained.
The foreign ministers recommended the withdrawal of Arab envoys from Damascus and agreed on sanctions, while inviting "all currents in the Syrian opposition" to meet at its Cairo headquarters in Cairo to map out a transition.
It said the suspension would remain in place until President Bashar Assad implements the November 2 accord which his government signed, in which Damascus was to release detainees, withdraw the army from urban areas, allow free movement for observers and media, and negotiate with the opposition.
14 November 2011, 13:43
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berri, no dialogue.
the only dialogue is about hizbushaitan giving up its weapons.
we saw your foreign minister's action in the arab league, and we do not believe you regarding keeping lebanon out of trouble.
14 November 2011, 15:51
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Berri is sensing that the situation in Syria will soon unravel in favor of the opposition and bashar would either abscond to another country or meet the same fate of Saddam or Gaddafi. when this happens, Huzbullah would be in a dire position which could benefit berri exponentially. berri supports Huzbullah not because he wants to but because he has to. Once the balance of power switches, he will redirect allegences to whoever is powerful. When the Syrian regime tumbles, the Sunnis in syria will takeover the helm of power and with them the Sunnis of lebanon will be the rulers again. This will bring back harriri to the fore and make him an everlasting PM. Not that I like harriri, but the truth is that Syria will no more be Alawet.
Berri is smart in recognizing that the Syrian regime's end is near. he's preparing himself to this evnetuality by calling for the dialogue that commenced in 2006 which was initiated by Harriri.
I really give this man a big credit in smartness.
14 November 2011, 15:52
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Berri is sensing that the situation in Syria will soon unravel in favor of the opposition and bashar would either abscond to another country or meet the same fate of Saddam or Gaddafi. when this happens, Huzbullah would be in a dire position which could benefit berri exponentially. berri supports Huzbullah not because he wants to but because he has to. Once the balance of power switches, he will redirect allegences to whoever is powerful. When the Syrian regime tumbles, the Sunnis in syria will takeover the helm of power and with them the Sunnis of lebanon will be the rulers again. This will bring back harriri to the fore and make him an everlasting PM. Not that I like harriri, but the truth is that Syria will no more be Alawet.
Berri is smart in recognizing that the Syrian regime's end is near. he's preparing himself to this evnetuality by calling for the dialogue that commenced in 2006 which was initiated by Harriri.
I really give this man a big credit in smartness.
14 November 2011, 19:42
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funny he and his M8 mafiosi never said the same thing for libya... terrorists were attacking kaddafi like in syria, the NATO, their worse enemy in any other circumstances, bombed libya but they applauded!
strange the way they apply double standards ... as usual!
14 November 2011, 23:09
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Syria is starting to sound like lebanon during the civil war.. the next thing you know they create a taef accord for syria.
15 November 2011, 00:00
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he means negative repercussions for the M8 leaders taking their orders from syria like in the good old days...
15 November 2011, 02:53
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Listen to this fox, he is filling his role perfectly. When the heat got really close to Syria, he is coming up with all sort of maneuvering tolessen the blow, and give Assad more time to finish the opposition...I can't wait till the Assad regime collapses, Assad hanged on the nearest tree, and Nabih Berri and Co are out of power..
