"Lebanese adversaries speak of unity
BEIRUT - Lebanon's Shi'ite Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has met his main political foe, Sunni majority leader Saad al-Hariri, for the first time since the war with Israel in 2006, according to a statement released yesterday.
The two men were adversaries in an 18-month political conflict that brought Lebanon to the brink of civil war in May before Qatari mediation produced a deal that led to the election of a new president and formation of a national unity government.
The rare meeting, which occurred on Sunday night, marks a breakthrough in the relationship between the two opponents. "There was an affirmation of national unity and civil peace and the need to take all measures to prevent tension . . . and to reinforce dialogue and to avoid strife regardless of political differences," the statement issued by both sides said.
The statement said the leaders would encourage dialogue "by taking steps to calm the situation in the media and in the street." Some of the rivals had made reconciliatory efforts but Hariri and Nasrallah's meeting was seen as the most significant of these.
The statement said Hariri and Nasrallah were also committed to implementing the Qatari-mediated deal which had called for "national dialogue" talks. Central to the dialogue is a discussion on the fate of Hezbollah's weapons. --more--"
I disregard that last sentence as more jewish propaganda; I just left it in there so you could see it, readers.
