By Xinhua,
Beirut : Arab League (AL) chief Amr Moussa confirmed that he would visit Beirut Thursday and hold talks with Lebanese leaders, local An-Nahar daily reported Tuesday.
Moussa stressed the “importance of dialogue” among Lebanese factions, adding that it is “part of the Arab initiative,” the report said.
The AL chief said he supports the election of a president “at any moment, because Lebanon should not stay without a president.”
Moussa revealed that he will also give a speech at the Arab Economic Forum during his stay in Beirut.
Lebanon is currently facing the most serious political deadlock since the end of the 1975-1990 civil war. For the first time in its history, the presidential seat has been vacant since Nov. 24, 2007 when ex-President Emile Lahoud stepped down at the end of his term.
During his past several visits to Beirut, Moussa failed to bring feuding Lebanese factions to agree on implementing an Arab initiative aimed at putting an end to the political deadlock.
The three-point plan calls for the immediate election of Army commander Gen. Michel Suleiman as president, the formation of a national unity government with no group enjoying a veto power, and the endorsement of a new election law.