By KUNA
Cairo : Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa expressed belief that the continuation of the political crisis in Lebanon would leave a negative impact on the coming Arab summit due in Damascus in March.
In statements to the Egyptian daily Al-Ahram, Moussa termed the Lebanese crisis as “too sophisticated” saying there were various influential power, political rivalries, tension and “absolute” lack of confidence.
He noted that the real problem in Lebanon is the majority and the opposition failure so far to reach an agreement on the Hezbollah arms or the Hariri international tribunal.
However, Moussa pointed out that the Arab League had managed to bring together the conflicting parties in the country saying that it was agreed that the majority would not have the “half + 1”, nor will the opposition have the “third +1” of the government seats. Thus, not a single party could make decisions on its own since neither will the majority obtain 16 seats, nor will the opposition attain 11 seats this, according to the Arab initiative.
The Arab League Chief declined to go into details of his negotiations noting that they were likely to change and that there were various proposals such as setting a ground and a ceiling for settling the problem of government formation, namely ten seats go to the majority, ten for the opposition and other ten relevant to the President.
The guarantees and assurances that each party demand from the others all centred on the how the government would act.
He also underscored the significant role Damascus can play to help put an end to the dilemma saying other Arab countries have their role to play.