Important article du Akhbar sur les nouvelles positions imposées par Saad Hariri à son camp.

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Important article du Akhbar sur les nouvelles positions imposées par Saad Hariri à son camp.
▻http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/214141

«موجبات استثنائية» أملت العودة المفاجئة، والقصيرة، للرئيس سعد الحريري الى بيروت. أبلغ من يعنيهم الأمر «تخليه» عن مهمة إسقاط النظام السوري، واستعداده لتسوية تتيح انتخاب رئيس جديد يضمن سحب سلاح المقاومة من التداول ويترك لتيار المستقبل إدارة الشأنين السياسي والاقتصادي. وسمّى الحريري، للمرة الأولى، شخصين لتولي هذه «المهمة»: جان عبيد وجان قهوجي

Le Daily Star a fait une (très courte) recension des thèmes de cet article en anglais (en attendant une traduction intégrale sur le Akhbar anglais ?) :
▻http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2014/Aug-25/268373-lebanons-arabic-press-digest-aug-25-2014.ashx

Former Prime Minister Saad Hariri has informed those concerned that he has given up on calls to topple the Syrian regime.
“The task of toppling the regime is not our duty. Therefore, anyone speaking on our behalf is prohibited from uttering any word that calls for overthrow of the regime, because we, in Lebanon, cannot afford this battle nor can we afford the bill of victories of ISIS, Nusra Front and others," Hariri told supporters.
Al-Akhbar also learned that Hariri has informed Speaker Nabih Berri that his political party does not mind any quick deal on the presidency, but does not want to link Parliament’s extension to any agreement.
He explicitly said, for the first time, that the Future Movement supports a “logical settlement” whereby Gen. Michel Aoun and Samir Geagea pull out from the presidential race and search begins for a new personality capable of “protecting the political understanding.”
For the first time, Hariri pointed to those whom he believes are the closest to this idea: Former Cabinet Minister Jean Obeid and Army commander Gen. Jean Kahwagi.
Hariri was clear from the outset that any new president will ensure that Hezbollah’s arms won’t be up for debate.

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The "extraordinary reasons” behind Saad Hariri’s surprising and brief return to Beirut
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/extraordinary-reasons%E2%80%9D-behind-saad-hariri%E2%80%99s-surpr

In addition, Hariri reassessed the Future Movement’s position toward the Syrian crisis.
First, in discussions that he personally held with political leaders and deputies, and second in the discussions held by his assistant Nader al-Hariri with officials in the Future Movement, which for the first time circumvented his brother Ahmed, after Hariri heard numerous complaints that blamed the latter for the Future Movement’s troubles.
Hariri was clear in saying that his position toward the Syrian regime has not changed, particularly that he would be pleased to see it go away. He, however, noted that “despite this fact, overthrowing the regime is not our duty; therefore our spokesmen are prohibited from calling in any of their speeches for toppling the regime, because in Lebanon we cannot bear the cost of the battle to overthrow the Syrian regime, and we cannot bear any victories made by ISIS, al-Nusra Front, and other groups.”
Nevertheless, Hariri reassured his supporters that they will still be able to confront Hezbollah and continue to criticize it for interfering in another state’s affairs, but at the same time without provoking it because that may lead to a confrontation.
He also warned that a few domestic issues may require coordination with Hezbollah, but for the time being this can only take place through Speaker Nabih Berri or other members of the government.
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Hariri said frankly, for the first time, that his party does not oppose a reasonable settlement based on withdrawing the candidacies of both General Michel Aoun and Samir Geagea, and finding a person capable in preserving an agreed upon political understanding. And for the first time ever, Hariri suggested the names of the individuals he believed fit that profile: Jean Obeid and Jean Kahwaji.
He was clear in saying that the new president would guarantee that the topic of Hezbollah’s arms will not be up for discussion “but that the president will have to reach a clear and detailed agreement with us, about managing both political and economic affairs.”

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