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| Emile says ready to help form national unity gov't |
| 2007-02-17 |
| (Xinhua) -- Lebanese President Emile Lahoud asserted on Friday readiness to contribute to any solution that will bring real national unity government which in return will help bring back political and national balance to the country. A statement issued by the Presidential media office said Lahoud encouraged any meeting that will help end the crisis between the government and opposition. The Lebanese president expressed sadness to innocent victims who lost their lives in the two tragic bomb explosions last Tuesday. Lahoud called on all parties involved to increase efforts in finding out the perpetrators of the two explosions. Lebanese opposition alliance launched an open-ended sit-in in downtown Beirut on Dec. 1 last year to topple Premier Fouad Seniora's government, declaring the anti-Syrian cabinet illegitimate and demanding early parliamentary elections and a new electoral law. The Seniora government, backed by the March 14 parliamentary majority coalition, had rejected such calls and accused the Hezbollah-led protest of trying to obstruct the creation of an international tribunal to try suspects in the 2005 assassination of ex-Premier Rafik Hariri and related crimes. |
| Posted by:Fred |