Agreements and disagreements

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The negotiations directed by the house speaker Nabih Berry in the presence of the French foreign minister Bernard Kouchner have achieved, according to the circulated information, a breakthrough for the benefit of understanding on the content of the stage which will follow the election of General Suleiman. Identical political sources described the scene today in the following way:
- 1. The loyalists accepted the principle of the unity government after the presidential elections on the basis of the relative representation of the parliamentary blocs. The circulated formula is 14 ministers for the loyalists, 12 ministers for the opposition, 4 ministers to b named by the president.
- 2. The loyalists accepted enacting a new parliamentary electoral law after the opposition has authorized General Aoun to direct the political battle which aims at securing the conditions for the success of General Suleiman through a compromise that secures stability.
- 3. The loyalists accepted including a clear text about the resistance in the ministerial statement of the new government, which is stronger that the text adopted by al-Siniora government. As for the international laws, the loyalists accepted "respecting" them instead of implementing them.
- 4. Discussions continue on the prime minister’s position and some details related to ministerial seats and some other items in General Aoun’s initiative.
- 5. The French delegate, who enjoys Arab-European and American support, showed a big understanding of the stand of General Aoun and the content of his initiative and made communications with Saddl Hariri and other loyalists to convince them to meet General Aoun half the road.
It is clear that these developments have resulted from the features of the big transformations in the area in the shadow of the US and Israeli strategic failure as experts put it. Therefore, if the coming hours do not witness a final solution,this means that new obstacles will appear and especially al-Hariri’s withdrawal form commitments that he informed Berry of.
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