Hariri to Meet with al-Rahi Monday in Rome

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Head of al-Mustaqbal Movement Saad Hariri is expected to meet with Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi on Monday in the Italian capital Rome.

Local newspapers published on Wednesday reported that the meeting will tackle the presidential impasse.

Lebanon has been without a president since May when the tenure of Michel Suleiman ended.

The majority of the March 8 alliance's MPs have been causing a lack of quorum in sessions aimed at electing a president, leaving the country without a head of state.

Hariri, who is currently in Paris, held talks on Tuesday with French President Francois Hollande on the latest local and regional developments.

The former premier said after the meeting at the Elysee Palace that the presidential elections should take place before parliamentary ones.

According to al-Joumhouria newspaper, Hariri agreed during a telephone call with al-Rahi ahead of his meeting with Hollande to hold talks next week.

In September, Prime Minister Tammam Salam and Foreign Minister Jebran Bassil held separate meetings with Hollande on the sidelines of the 69th session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York.

France is currently discussing with Lebanon the delivery of arms to the Lebanese military under a $3 billion Saudi grant.

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Comments 8
Thumb EagleDawn 08 October 2014, 07:55

بكركي: ما نقل عن لسان البطريرك حول إمتنان المسيحيين لـ”حزب الله” إفلاس أخلاقي

Thumb EagleDawn 08 October 2014, 08:32

المطران عون: لم ولن نطلب حماية “حزب الله” للمسيحيين فالجيش وحده يحمي الجميع

Thumb geha 08 October 2014, 08:25

m8 wishful thinking shows how desperate they are after realizing that for most Lebanese hizbushaitan and the Syrian extremists are one and the same.

they have a hard time to realize that for the Lebanese people only the LAF has the right to bear arms on the Lebanese soil.

they have a hard time realizing that hizbushaitan has not the right to drag the whole country into wars (whether with Syria or Israel).

Thumb EagleDawn 08 October 2014, 08:39

@geha
The significance of the latest battle in brital and elsewhere is not just the military defeat and losses of the sectarian militia. The political implications are huge. It has been claiming for sometime it went to Syria to defend Lebanon. The reality is its enemies brought the war to HA at its doorstep and its own villages and heartland. This is a huge setback and the story does not end there. All indications were that ISIS did not even participate in the latest round alongside Nusra. Their objective is to drag the LAF into their war and they are trying hard at that.

Thumb geha 08 October 2014, 08:57

the movie of al nusra discredited all the allegations of hizbushaitan about winning the battle.
the ground root supporters of hizbushaitan are asking about their kids.
hizbushaitan is loosing on all fronts: military, people, credibility,...

Thumb ex-fpm 08 October 2014, 10:28

and what is your point exactly @the_roar? I mean we all know it is you trolling the forum. Perhaps you think you are funny?

Thumb lubnani.masi7i 08 October 2014, 11:00

النائب فادي كرم : للشيخ محمد يزبك نقول لولا حروبكم لما جاء "داعش" ولولا حليفكم بشّار الاسد لما وجد "داعش" ونذكركم بما قالهيوما الشيخ مهمد مهدي شمس الدين: "ان الاستبداد ممهّد للانقسام وصانع للتجزئة وللحروب الاهلية وللفتن بين الاقليات والاكثريات".

Thumb lubnani.masi7i 08 October 2014, 11:27

they said that? they said without a M14 president? when will you stop lying!