Alain Aoun: FPM Talks with Mustaqbal Did Not Tackle Issues of Contention
Free Patriotic Movement MP Alain Aoun stressed that the movement's series of talks with various parties is aimed at ending the political deadlock in Lebanon, reported the Kuwaiti al-Seyassah daily on Sunday.
Aoun revealed: “The FPM's meeting with the Mustaqbal Movement on Thursday however did not address issues of contention.”
“We are seeking to find a mechanism that will help us resolve the country's problems,” he added.
“We are conducting our actions away from the disputes between the Mustaqbal Movement and Hizbullah,” he continued.
“We are not seeking to persuade Hizbullah to accept the Mustaqbal's positions and we are not making the Mustaqbal Movement accept the other's views,” stated the MP.
“The FPM wants to break the deadlock between the political parties, regain the initiative, and see how things will unravel without being attached to the Syrian crisis,” stressed Aoun.
He revealed that the FPM and Mustaqbal Movement presented their views on the government formation efforts during their meeting on Thursday.
He noted that no breakthroughs have been achieved in this file, hoping that President Michel Suleiman's visit to Saudi Arabia would yield positive results in this file.
Suleiman is scheduled to travel the kingdom on Monday where he is set to hold talks with King Abdullah, Crown Prince Salman bin Abdul Aziz, Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal, and Mustaqbal Movement leader MP Saad Hariri.
The president stated on Saturday that he is not seeking to tackle the government impasse with Saudi officials.
A meeting between Change and Reform and the Mustaqbal blocs' lawmakers on Thursday did not result in an accord between both parties, although it was an opportunity to “share ideas and reach common grounds,” the MPs said after the talks.
“Both parties were honest and we shared some ideas,” Mustaqbal MP Atef Majdalani told reporters after the meeting.
He added: “We agreed on continuing the talks to discuss pending national issues.”
Change and Reform bloc MP Ibrahim Kanaan explained that the dialogue initiative that his party came forward with aims at “reaching out to all parliamentary blocs.”
Thursday's meeting is one of a series of talks the FPM is seeking to hold with political forces in order to end Lebanon's political deadlock.
The Change and Reform lawmakers had met on Wednesday with a Hizbullah delegation.
over 10 years
Back to my favorite country after a relaxing break in Europe....
I see improvements... FPM talking to Mustakbal... streets used for running, not for burning tires... President refusing to discuss internal matters in Saudi....
Keep it up Leb.
over 10 years
welcome back chico, hope u enjoyed ur well deserved trip
over 10 years
Tx.... Chico :)
over 10 years
Why not? At least the FPM is not armed, it is not fighting in Syria, it is not stopping government formation efforts, and it is doing an effort to talk with its political adversaries. Give them a chance...
over 10 years
NO, Lebanon doesn't need more thugs, especially when they are accomplices of assassinations. they may not have pressed the trigger, but they are accomplices. They should never be spared and their heads must be cut off.
over 10 years
Hidden adgendes and mistrust render these talks fruitless unless HA are given assurances that represussions from the STL which weighs heavily on them is negated. Does HA have the freedom to act free from the burden of the STL and its implications on the ground? HA will not allow a government not under its control to handle the start of the trial and the issuing period. There is a stifling stalemate that will continue until this trial is over and done with. Things will loosen up one way or the other and not before.
over 10 years
Hidden adgendes and mistrust render these talks fruitless unless HA are given assurances that represussions from the STL which weighs heavily on them is negated. Does HA have the freedom to act free from the burden of the STL and its implications on the ground? HA will not allow a government not under its control to handle the start of the trial and the issuing period. There is a stifling stalemate that will continue until this trial is over and done with. Things will loosen up one way or the other and not before.
Save your saliva Mr aoun, we don't need to discuss the fate of lebanon with agents of Iran.