Report: International-French Deliberations to End Presidential Vacuum

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The Lebanese file will be discussed during separate visits of Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif and Deputy Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed Bin Salman to France late in June, An Nahar daily reported on Saturday.

The Lebanese and Syrian file will top the agenda of the diplomats during visits that will kick off starting June 26, added the daily.

Paris,which began preparations for the visit of its Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault to Beirut on the tenth of July, is seeking to further consultations with the regional and international powers to push towards helping Lebanon out of the political impasse linked to disruption of the election of a president for more than two years now, according to the daily.

Lebanon has been in a state of presidential vacuum since the term of President Michel Suleiman ended in May 2014.

Conflicts between the rival March 8 and March 14 alliances have thwarted all attempts to elect a successor, with the parliament failing to convene over lack of the constitutional required quorum.

SourceNaharnet
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