By NNN-KUNA
Beirut : Visiting Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa has held talks with Lebanese opposition leader Michel Aoun in a fresh bid to remove obstacles facing national conciliation in the troubled country.
The Free National Trend, Aoun’s party, described the meeting as “good” in a statement on the party’s website Thursday.
Moussa is trying to organise a meeting between Aoun to negotiate on behalf of the opposition parties and Saad Al-Hariri, the head of the Future Trend of the loyalists.
The Arab League chief has expressed optimism over prospects of resolving the local political crisis with election of Lebanese Army Commander General Michel Suleiman as president of the republic.
The parliament, that had failed to convene 12 times to elect a successor to the former president Emile Lahoud, is due to hold another session on Jan 21.
On eve of the meeting with Aoun, Moussa held a meeting with leaders of the parliamentary majority.
The An-Nahar daily said these leaders told Moussa that they would fully cooperate with him to overcome the crisis.
The opposition including Aoun’s party and Hezbollah has been seeking larger share in power.