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Separate Saudi, Syrian Communiqués Await Single Achievement in Lebanon - Date: Fri 09/10/2009
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Discrepancy between the Saudi and Syrian communiqués on the results of the meeting between King Abdullah and President Bashar Assad has raised doubts about the summit's impact on Lebanon.
The Saudi Press Agency said Thursday the two leaders stressed the importance of reaching unity and stability in Lebanon "through consolidating consensus between brothers in Lebanon and speeding up formation of a national unity cabinet."
As for the Syrian news agency, SANA, it said in a press release that the two leaders underlined "the importance of reaching consensus among Lebanese and finding points of agreement through the formation of a national unity government as a cornerstone of stability, unity and strength."
Al-Liwaa daily said Lebanon could witness a new period of security and stability similar to the post-Taef stage in the 1990s after the two communiqués stressed on Thursday the importance of stability in Lebanon.
Although Abdullah and Assad called for formation of a national unity cabinet, the discrepancy between the two texts made Lebanese officials cautious about the results of the summit. Most of them refused jumping to conclusions.
Majority and opposition sources are now waiting for conclusions on the results of the summit.
Informed majority sources told Naharnet that the summit was "productive and not empty."
Caretaker PM Fouad Saniora described the joint communiqué as "good" and told An Nahar that the statement includes sober words and respects Lebanon's independence and sovereignty."
Opposition sources told An Nahar that the results of the summit on the Saudi-Syrian track were positive. However, they said there was no unified initiative on Lebanon, adding that cabinet formation requires local efforts and the results of the meeting between Abdullah and Assad need around 3-4 days to materialize |
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