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Lebanon: Major obstacles hampering political crisis, says former minister

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Friday, 08 February 2008

Rome, 8 Feb. (AKI) - Lebanon's political crisis will end with the election of a new leader, however there are still major obstacles ahead, according to the country's former justice minister, Samir al-Jisr. In an interview with Adnkronos International (AKI) in Rome, Jisr said that there was no doubt that the political situation in Lebanon was complicated and political misunderstandings could appear to be of a local nature. However, Jisr, a member of parliament, said the country's political situation was of international and regional importance. Lebanon has been without a president since Emile Lahoud stepped down in November. Political parties have been deadlocked over a successor and negotiations have been overshadowed by several politically motivated bombings in recent months. According to the Lebanese politician, who is also president of the defence commission, there is "a great political earthquake" that is affecting the Arab region and the Middle East. "It will take a little time, but we hope it will pass," he told AKI. The former justice minister was in Rome to take part in a seminar entitled, "The parliament and the process of reform. The experiences of the Mashreq and Italy" organised by Ipalmo, an institute for research and studies of international politics and economics located in Rome. He presented an initiative from the secretary-general of the Arab League, Amr Moussa, to resolve the Lebanese crisis. "It has not yet failed and according to us it will not fail because we believe it is the best option for all Lebanese," he said. "Everyone is really convinced that the initiative must be Arab, not to diminish other initiatives, like the French or European, but because the Arabs are involved directly in the question and they know the exacerbation of the Lebanese crisis or its explosion could involve the whole region." The parliamentarian added while he did not see the possibility of a new civil war in Lebanon, political leaders hoped that things do not worsen. Jisr said Italy's diplomatic efforts to resolve the crisis were excellent and Rome had excellent links with Lebanon. He said Italy has been part of a wider framework with the European Union in its efforts to resolve the crisis, and takes into consideration Arab and regional elements, especially the Syrian and Iranian. "We are not asking the Europeans to resolve the crisis in our homeland, but I believe that the EU has an economic influence and some possibility to put pressure on many of those involved in the Lebanese reality, above all Syria and Iran" he told AKI.

 

 

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