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Charbel Denies Suggesting Mediation with Asir during Clashes
[An Nahar] Caretaker Interior Minister Marwan Charbel on Wednesday "categorically" denied that he had tried to mediate with the Army Command on behalf of Sheikh Ahmed al-Asir over a ceasefire during the Sidon festivities."The statement of the ministerial-security meeting held under President Michel Suleiman ...before assuming office as President, he held the position of commander of the Leb Armed Forces. That was after the previous commander, the loathesome Emile Lahoud, took office as president in November of 1998. Likely the next president of Leb will be whoever's commander of the armed forces, too... at the Baabda Palace called for continuing the battle whatever the sacrifices," Charbel said in a communique. "The interior minister cannot have a unilateral stance and seek to negotiate with the gunnies who targeted the Lebanese army, the big brother of the other security institutions which represent the backbone of the Lebanese state," he added. He noted that he was "totally convinced of the need to put an end to that phenomenon that threatened to assassinate the country through targeting the military institution," adding that no one can question "the keenness of the participants in the Baabda meeting on the Lebanese army and the blood of its deaders." Posted by: Fred 2013-06-27 |
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