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Britain open to talks with Hezbollah
Britain said Wednesday it was prepared to engage in direct contacts with the political wing of the Lebanese group Hezbollah, which became part of a national unity government last year. London has had no official talks with Hezbollah since 2005, and last July added its military wing to a blacklist of designated terrorist groups. "We have reconsidered the position ... in light of more positive developments within Lebanon," Foreign Office Minister Bill Rammell told a parliamentary committee. "For that reason we have explored establishing contacts." He said he was referring to the formation in July last year of a unity government in which Hezbollah and its allies in the opposition hold effective veto power, as agreed under a deal that ended a paralyzing political conflict in the country. Posted by: Fred 2009-03-06 |
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