Berri Says New Hizbullah-Mustaqbal Proposals on Track of Implementation
Speaker Nabih Berri revealed that Hizbullah and al-Mustaqbal Movement have made “new proposals” that would be on track to be implemented.
Berri, whose remarks were published in several local newspapers on Wednesday, told his visitors that the two parties' officials “made new suggestions on a win-win basis” during their latest round of talks.
The officials met on Monday under Berri's sponsorship in Ain el-Tineh.
Following the talks, the conferees issued a terse statement saying they “discussed the political and security developments, the work of constitutional institutions and the steps needed to be taken in that regard.”
The statement added that the two sides agreed to “consolidate dialogue between all factions to resolve current matters.”
But officials told al-Mustaqbal daily on Tuesday that the 15th round of talks between them failed to reach a breakthrough on controversial issues.
Berri's remarks appeared to be a swift response to the claim made by the officials.
The dialogue between Hizbullah and al-Mustaqbal was launched in December to reduce sectarian tension linked to the war in neighboring Syria.
They have so far agreed on the implementation of security plans to arrest outlaws and on the removal of party slogans and banners in several cities.
The speaker, who heads the Amal Movement that is allied with Hizbullah, was asked by his visitors about the historic accord struck on Tuesday by Iran, the United States, and five other world powers.
“Lebanon should be the first to benefit from it,” Berri said.
Hizbullah-backer “Iran became the international community's big partner and made a clear diplomatic gain … This equation means it gained,” he told his visitors.
“One of the repercussions of the deal is that Iran will become a partner in the war on terror … Lebanon, Syria and Iraq are fighting terrorism too,” he added.
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