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| Lebanon ministers to meet in 13th bid to draft manifesto |
| 2008-07-31 |
| Lebanese cabinet ministers are set to meet again on Thursday to try to reach accord on a policy statement that will allow government to take office, after a twelfth attempt failed on Wednesday. A new national unity cabinet was formed two weeks ago but negotiations on a manifesto have been hampered by disputes on the issue of weapons held by Hezbollah, the powerful Shiite Muslim political movement and militia. Ministers met on Wednesday for the twelfth time but again failed to reach agreement, with Information Minister Tarek Mitri saying the discussions revolved around the phrasing of the document. |
| Posted by:Fred |