Miqati to Head to Paris in February as Pietton Urges Officials to Engage in Dialogue
Prime Minister Najib Miqati will head to Paris on February 10 on a three-day visit to meet with French President Nicolas Sarkozy and PM Francois Fillon, An Nahar newspaper reported on Tuesday.
Beirut and Paris have set the date for Miqati’s official visit to Paris, who will discuss the latest developments in the region and Lebanon, the bilateral ties and the future of the United Nations Interim Force in the South, the daily said.
According to An Nahar, French ambassador to Lebanon Denis Pietton inquired a number of officials on the possibility of renewing the national dialogue.
Political sources told the newspaper that the March 14 leaders confirmed their keenness to join the dialogue table at Baabda palace, wondering about its timing.
The sources added that the resumption of dialogue should tackle the arms of Hizbullah as the Special Tribunal for Lebanon probing the assassination of ex-PM Rafik Hariri became a definitive matter.
The March 14 coalition has conditioned its participation in the all-party talks to putting the defense strategy as the only item on the agenda.
Pietton revealed earlier in December that Miqati had received an official invitation from his French counterpart to visit Paris.
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