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Trilateral summit in Syria to discuss Lebanon crisis

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The leaders of Turkey, Qatar and Syria started Monday their trilateral summit in Syria to discuss the political crisis in Lebanon, in the wake of the collapse of Beirut’s unity government, Syrian media reports said.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan ( pictured L) , met with the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Ham bin Khalifa al-Thani (R) and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad (C) .

On January 12, the opposition militant Shiite Hezbollah bloc withdrew from the unity government amid tensions over the United Nations-backed investigation into the 2005 assassination of former premier Rafik Hariri.

Tensions have been high in Lebanon amid reports that the UN-backed tribunal planned to indict members of Hezbollah.

Earlier Monday in Beirut, Lebanese President Michel Suleiman postponed parliamentary negotiations on the naming of a new premier to allow time for Arab efforts to solve the political turmoil in the country.

‘The consultations were postponed until January 24 and 25 after all factions agreed on it,’ a statement from the presidential palace said.

Suleiman had been scheduled to begin discussions with the various parliamentary blocs on Monday with the aim of naming a new premier, who will be tasked with forming a government.

Monday’s postponement was to allow time for the talks between the Turkish, Qatari and Syrian leaders in Damascus, a government source said.

Their aim is to find a way to bring the rival Lebanese factions to agree on a solution that will end the political impasse and spare Lebanon from street violence similar to that which occurred in 2008.

In May 2008, Hezbollah and their allies clashed with followers of then premier Saad Hariri, a Sunni Muslim, over a government decision to dismantle Hezbollah’s private telecommunications network. More than 80 people were killed in the violence.

A deal brokered in Qatar was reached eight days later, ending the violence.

Lebanese Justice Minister Ibrahim Najjar earlier announced that a draft indictment from the tribunal investigating Hariri’s murder was due in the course of the day. DPA

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18 responses to “Trilateral summit in Syria to discuss Lebanon crisis”

  1. Georgeabuali Avatar
    Georgeabuali

    It is ludicrous that Turkey, Qatar and Syria and God knows who else trying to solve Lebanon crisis!

    1. Shtooyot Avatar
      Shtooyot

      Why is it ludicrous? That’s what happens when Lebanon is too cowardly to shake off its neighbours’ influence who have made the country into a 2-bit whore.

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    Anonymous

    It is ludicrous that Turkey, Qatar and Syria and God knows who else trying to solve Lebanon crisis!

    1. Shtooyot Avatar
      Shtooyot

      Why is it ludicrous? That’s what happens when Lebanon is too cowardly to shake off its neighbours’ influence who have made the country into a 2-bit whore.

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    Anonymous

    It is ludicrous that Turkey, Qatar and Syria and God knows who else trying to solve Lebanon crisis!

  4. Hannibal Avatar
    Hannibal

    I do not know what Qatar is doing with the Turks, those who we have represented on the Lebanese statue of Independence as stepped upon by Lebanese freedom fighters, and those who refuse to apologize to the Armenian holocaust, and the current human abuses against the Kurds, and with the Syrian regime the mastermind of the many atrocities committed against our Lebanese people and the mastermind of the assassinations and killings of our leaders. They want to discuss our future and our President is nowhere to be seen except being a janitor at the Baabda presidential palace instead of taking his seat amongst the nations and decide the fate of Lebanon he leaves others decide our fate. You have the presidency, you are a military man, you have the army, take the country by force and give it back to the people.

  5. Hannibal Avatar
    Hannibal

    I do not know what Qatar is doing with the Turks, those who we have represented on the Lebanese statue of Independence as steps to Lebanese freedom fighters, and those who refuse to apologize to the Armenian holocaust, and the current human abuses against the Kurds, and with the Syrian regime the mastermind of the many atrocities committed against our Lebanese people and the mastermind of the assassinations and killings of our leaders. They want to discuss our future and our President is nowhere to be seen except being a janitor at the Baabda presidential palace instead of taking his seat amongst the nations and decide the fate of Lebanon he leaves others decide our fate. You have the presidency, you are a military man, you have the army, take the country by force and give it back to the people.

  6. Constantin7 Avatar
    Constantin7

    Why should we postpone the consultations of a new government and wait for what the foreigners (the Turks, the Syrians and the Qataris) decide about what should happen in our country ? What kind of a president is this idiot Michel Suleiman ? He gave up on our sovereignty, our freedom, our dignity, our identity…..What a disappointment and a pity that my country is in the hands of ignorants and men without any self respect.

    1. guss043 Avatar
      guss043

      You have a weak president ,that’s why, he have no leadership, he was told to postpone and he did execute, remember to be a soldier it means taking orders .He’s kneeing down to the Syrian and Hezbollah and Berri, instaed of counting on his army and 2 million people almost with him , he’s showing a weakness . Hezbollah want to see no governement at all that will execute the warrant arrest to his member after indictement. Remember Mughnie and Ghazi kenaan were assassinted to seal the assassination plot and not to disclose high autority executing the killing,Only Mughnie and Ghazi Kinaan knew who ordered the killing of Hariri which Assad and Ali Khameini in Iran as Hariri was the Saudi man in Lebanon and Iran wanted him out. The Alwawite ,Shiite triangle is working hard on seeing the Sunni power out of Syria and Lebanon , in 30 years in Lebanon Syria assassinated most powerful Sunni leaders , From Sobhi el Saleh to Hasan Khaled , Salim el Louzi and so on, it is an open battle that will not end unless the Syrian sunni revolt , which is very unlikely for now unless the shiite in Lebanon decide to open fire again in Lebanon, then Syrian this time will shake for sure .
      The Situation is doomed for now, but the Sunni eventually will recover and reverse the situations but it will be bloody not only in Lebanon but in Syria

    2. guss043 Avatar
      guss043

      You have a weak president ,that’s why, he have no leadership, he was told to postpone and he did execute, remember to be a soldier it means taking orders .He’s kneeing down to the Syrian and Hezbollah and Berri, instaed of counting on his army and 2 million people almost with him , he’s showing a weakness . Hezbollah want to see no governement at all that will execute the warrant arrest to his member after indictement. Remember Mughnie and Ghazi kenaan were assassinted to seal the assassination plot and not to disclose high autority executing the killing,Only Mughnie and Ghazi Kinaan knew who ordered the killing of Hariri which Assad and Ali Khameini in Iran as Hariri was the Saudi man in Lebanon and Iran wanted him out. The Alwawite ,Shiite triangle is working hard on seeing the Sunni power out of Syria and Lebanon , in 30 years in Lebanon Syria assassinated most powerful Sunni leaders , From Sobhi el Saleh to Hasan Khaled , Salim el Louzi and so on, it is an open battle that will not end unless the Syrian sunni revolt , which is very unlikely for now unless the shiite in Lebanon decide to open fire again in Lebanon, then Syrian this time will shake for sure .
      The Situation is doomed for now, but the Sunni eventually will recover and reverse the situations but it will be bloody not only in Lebanon but in Syria

  7. Avatar
    Anonymous

    Why should we postpone the consultations of a new government and wait for what the foreigners (the Turks, the Syrians and the Qataris) decide about what should happen in our country ? What kind of a president is this idiot Michel Suleiman ? He gave up on our sovereignty, our freedom, our dignity, our identity…..What a disappointment and a pity that my country is in the hands of ignorants and men without any self respect.

    1. guss043 Avatar
      guss043

      You have a weak president ,that’s why, he have no leadership, he was told to postpone and he did execute, remember to be a soldier it means taking orders .He’s kneeing down to the Syrian and Hezbollah and Berri, instaed of counting on his army and 2 million people almost with him , he’s showing a weakness . Hezbollah want to see no governement at all that will execute the warrant arrest to his member after indictement. Remember Mughnie and Ghazi kenaan were assassinted to seal the assassination plot and not to disclose high autority executing the killing,Only Mughnie and Ghazi Kinaan knew who ordered the killing of Hariri which Assad and Ali Khameini in Iran as Hariri was the Saudi man in Lebanon and Iran wanted him out. The Alwawite ,Shiite triangle is working hard on seeing the Sunni power out of Syria and Lebanon , in 30 years in Lebanon Syria assassinated most powerful Sunni leaders , From Sobhi el Saleh to Hasan Khaled , Salim el Louzi and so on, it is an open battle that will not end unless the Syrian sunni revolt , which is very unlikely for now unless the shiite in Lebanon decide to open fire again in Lebanon, then Syrian this time will shake for sure .
      The Situation is doomed for now, but the Sunni eventually will recover and reverse the situations but it will be bloody not only in Lebanon but in Syria

  8. leb_expatriate Avatar
    leb_expatriate

    Is it a coincident that the governments in the two countries where Phoenician civilization flourished have been toppled simultaneously?

    I congratulate the Tunisian people for standing up to oppression and I yearn for the day when the Syrian people and the citizens of other Arab nations topple their tyrannical regimes as well.

    It’s about time we had some political progress in the Arab world.

  9. leb_expatriate Avatar
    leb_expatriate

    Is it a coincident that the governments in the two countries where Phoenician civilization flourished have been toppled simultaneously?

    I congratulate the Tunisian people for standing up to oppression and I yearn for the day when the Syrian people and the citizens of other Arab nations topple their tyrannical regimes as well.

    It’s about time we had some political progress in the Arab world.

  10. Avatar
    Anonymous

    Is it a coincident that the governments in the two countries where Phoenician civilization flourished have been toppled simultaneously?

    I congratulate the Tunisian people for standing up to oppression and I yearn for the day when the Syrian people and the citizens of other Arab nations topple their tyrannical regimes as well.

    It’s about time we had some political progress in the Arab world.

  11. leb_expatriate Avatar
    leb_expatriate

    Everyone wants a piece of Lebanon. Who can blame them. Remove the people its the best country in the world.

  12. leb_expatriate Avatar
    leb_expatriate

    Everyone wants a piece of Lebanon. Who can blame them. Remove the people its the best country in the world.

  13. Avatar
    Anonymous

    Everyone wants a piece of Lebanon. Who can blame them. Remove the people its the best country in the world.

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