By Xinhua
Cairo : Arab foreign ministers on Sunday stressed their consensus on abiding by an Arab initiative and continuing efforts to implement the plan to resolve the current Lebanese political crisis.
In a statement issued after an emergency meeting of Arab foreign ministers at the headquarters of the Cairo-based Arab League (AL), Arab top diplomats lauded the efforts made by AL Secretary General Amr Moussa, urging all Lebanese parties to respond to Moussa’s efforts.
The AL Council held the meeting on Sunday at the foreign ministerial level to discuss the outcome of efforts made to implement the Arab plan on the Lebanese issue which was endorsed by Arab foreign minister earlier this month.
The council reviewed Moussa’s report on his recent task to Lebanon, listening to his assessment on the outcome of this task as well as his recommendations to continue Arab efforts to implement the initiative.
In addition, the council voiced its extreme concern over the continuation of the Lebanese crisis and its dangerous consequences on Lebanon’s stability and security.
It also called for continuing meetings that had been started between all Lebanese sides upon an invitation from Moussa to implement the initiative.
Moussa said in the report that Syria was supporting his efforts to implement the Arab initiative and keen on reaching a settlement to the Lebanese political stand-off.
Moussa said Syria agrees with the interpretation that the initiative proposes 13 government seats for the majority, 10 for the opposition and 7 for the new president, asserting that Syria still favors a 10-10-10 formula.
Moussa has paid three visits this month to Lebanon, holding marathon talks with Lebanese leaders to promote the Arab initiative.
The three-point Arab plan aimed at immediately electing Lebanese Army Commander General Michel Suleiman as Lebanese president and proceeding to forming a government of national unity and drafting a new electoral law.
The Arab ministers urged all sides in the dispute to vote for Suleiman in a new parliamentary session to be held on Feb. 11.
Lebanese presidential seat has been vacant since former President Emile Lahoud ended his term on Nov. 24, 2007, and the Lebanese parliament has postponed a parliamentary session to elect a new president for a 13th time.