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12-09-2017, 08:21 AM
PARIS: World powers attempted to shore up Lebanon?s stability on Friday by pushing Saudi Arabia and Iran to stop interfering in its politics and urging Hezbollah to rein in its regional activities.
Lebanon plunged into crisis on Nov. 4 when Saad al-Hariri resigned as prime minister while he was in Saudi Arabia, saying he feared assassination and criticising the Saudis? regional arch-rival Iran along with its Lebanese ally Hezbollah. After international pressure and negotiations between Lebanese political factions, he rescinded his resignation on Tuesday and his coalition government, which includes Hezbollah, reaffirmed a state policy of staying out of conflicts in Arab states. The International Lebanon Support Group, a body that includes five members of the UN Security Council met in Paris to try to reinforce Hariri?s hand to prevent a new escalation. ?Disassociation applies to everyone - inside and outside,? Jean-Yves Le Drian said at a conference with Hariri after the meeting. ?These principles were reaffirmed this morning,? he said, later referring specifically to both Iran and Saudi Arabia. Without naming Hezbollah, he urged all sides not to ?import regional tensions? into Lebanon. Hariri said that any breach of the policy of non-interference would drag Lebanon back into the ?danger zone?. ?The disassociation policy is in the overarching interest of Lebanon,? he said.
Meanwhile, US Secretary of State Tillerson urged Saudi Arabia to take a more cautious approach to regional conflicts amid growing concern over Riyadh?s involvement in Yemen, Qatar and Lebanon.?I think with respect to Saudi Arabia?s engagement with Qatar, how they?re handling the Yemen war that they?re engaged in and the Lebanon situation I think we would encourage them to be bit more measured, a bit more thoughtful in those actions to, I think, fully consider the consequences,? Tillerson said.
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Lebanon plunged into crisis on Nov. 4 when Saad al-Hariri resigned as prime minister while he was in Saudi Arabia, saying he feared assassination and criticising the Saudis? regional arch-rival Iran along with its Lebanese ally Hezbollah. After international pressure and negotiations between Lebanese political factions, he rescinded his resignation on Tuesday and his coalition government, which includes Hezbollah, reaffirmed a state policy of staying out of conflicts in Arab states. The International Lebanon Support Group, a body that includes five members of the UN Security Council met in Paris to try to reinforce Hariri?s hand to prevent a new escalation. ?Disassociation applies to everyone - inside and outside,? Jean-Yves Le Drian said at a conference with Hariri after the meeting. ?These principles were reaffirmed this morning,? he said, later referring specifically to both Iran and Saudi Arabia. Without naming Hezbollah, he urged all sides not to ?import regional tensions? into Lebanon. Hariri said that any breach of the policy of non-interference would drag Lebanon back into the ?danger zone?. ?The disassociation policy is in the overarching interest of Lebanon,? he said.
Meanwhile, US Secretary of State Tillerson urged Saudi Arabia to take a more cautious approach to regional conflicts amid growing concern over Riyadh?s involvement in Yemen, Qatar and Lebanon.?I think with respect to Saudi Arabia?s engagement with Qatar, how they?re handling the Yemen war that they?re engaged in and the Lebanon situation I think we would encourage them to be bit more measured, a bit more thoughtful in those actions to, I think, fully consider the consequences,? Tillerson said.
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