The “trilogy” of Syrian Vice President Abdel Halim Khaddam to the three presidential headquarters, through his visit to Qraytem and then Ain al-Tineh, all the way to Baabda, led to the opening of the presidential lines after they had been closed since the return of the President of the Republic, General Emile Lahoud, from France, so that he did not respond to the calls of the two heads of Parliament. And the government in order to congratulate him on his safety and then consult on the affairs of the country, especially the approval of the budget for the conduct of business and the launch of the development and reconstruction workshop. Here it is referred to the passing and leaking of a call by the Secretary General of Hezbollah, Mr. Hassan Nasrallah, to President Lahoud, which left many question marks about “opening the line” on this call and not answering the call. Presidents Berri and Hariri.
Here, media circles close to the President of the Republic say that this issue has become depassed. She did not want to respond and reveal the reason for not responding to the heads of the Council and the government, and when pressed, she said that we were not able to see the president to ask him about this issue, but today’s lunch (yesterday) we think it improves the atmosphere, and also when asked: Is the issue over? She says: It does not mean it has ended, but that the issue of phone calls has ended.
Perhaps the visit of the Syrian Vice President to the three presidents was sufficient to address the situation and, at the very least, remove the atmosphere of tension. It is known that Mr. Khaddam’s visit to Quraitem was excellent, as an expanded meeting was held that included ministers, deputies, and those close to the Prime Minister, in addition to the Syrian Vice President and Prime Minister Hariri. It took about a quarter of an hour, and then a meeting was held. A bilateral meeting between Khaddam and the Prime Minister lasted about an hour, and while the Syrian Vice President greeted the media personnel and the audience amid the speech “Thank God for your safety,” he left without speaking, while Prime Minister Hariri “walked” for a while in the garden without talking about what happened in the meeting. However, he seemed comfortable and smiling, and the telephone lines were restored and opened between the presidents following the Baabda presidential lunch with Mr. Khaddam.
The first direct Syrian sponsorship for reconciliation, dispelling the boycott atmosphere and resolving it soon
Yesterday witnessed the first direct Syrian sponsorship of a lengthy “frankness and reconciliation” meeting between the three presidents during the era of President Emile Lahoud. The Syrian Vice President, Mr. Abdel Halim Khaddam, who suffered from a health condition that delayed this meeting for 24 hours, was keen to come to Beirut immediately after leaving the hospital in Tripoli and moved as he did. It was scheduled from Koraytem to Ain al-Tineh before accompanying President Nabih Berri and Rafik Hariri to Baabda, with the participation of Major General Ghazi Kanaan.
It seems that the conversation that took place at President Lahoud's lunch and was continued in a meeting that lasted until the evening began in generalities before going into the details of the topics that formed materials for tension in relations between President Lahoud on the one hand and Presidents Berri and Hariri on the other hand.
It was noted that what was issued by Baabda or what Berri and Hariri said in two short phrases clearly indicates the agreement of the meeting not to disclose the details, and it also means that there is a need to speak for the sake of the proper conduct of matters.
“Syrian Welfare” succeeded in overcoming the “estrangement” that has governed the relationship between the pillars of government since the end of last week, following the attacks and messages that were launched from Nejmeh Square towards the First Presidency, even if it was not named directly during the general budget sessions, where discussions and interventions revealed that the story is not a pomegranate, but rather a pomegranate. Hearts full of discrepancies and disagreements on many topics and files, even if the essence of the dispute is the lack of adherence to powers, which led to the interruption of dialogue and communication between Baabda and Ain al-Tineh or between Baabda and Quraitem, which frustrated all the attempts that took place during the weekend, which did not succeed in restoring the heat to the telephone lines. Or to pave the way towards Baabda,The President of the Republic has been absent from hearing since his return from Nice, and he did not receive any call, even to congratulate him on his return, because he was surprised by what was said in his absence, especially since the meetings he had with President Berri and Hariri before his travel to France, during which he did not hear from them anything of what was said in Nejmeh Square during The budget discussion turned into a purely political discussion.
But signs of a solution and breakthrough appeared at least through the positive “reunification” step taken by Syrian Vice President Abdel Halim Khaddam, who was able to bring together the President of the Republic, General Emile Lahoud, with the Speaker of the Parliament, Nabih Berri, and the Prime Minister, Rafik Hariri, under the roof of Baabda, in the presence of the head of the security apparatus. And the reconnaissance of the Syrian forces operating in Lebanon, Major General Ghazi Kanaan. The meeting lasted four hours and 15 minutes, during which all topics were discussed. Although the Syrian Vice President had not been discharged from the hospital more than hours, he was keen to bring together the pillars of the Lebanese government, “because the differences “It is not desirable at this time that imposes national unity, moderation, tolerance and dialogue.”
Perhaps this advice and the improvement of the health of the Syrian Vice President will reflect positively on the health of the relations between the presidents, leading to the release of the decree opening the special session of the House of Representatives after it is signed by the President of the Republic, although this is unlikely, according to what information indicates before Wednesday, the date of the weekly regular meeting between the Presidents of the Republic. And the Parliament, due to the background of this issue, which was the first spark that ignited the dispute, as Speaker Berri set the day and hour of the session before the process of signing the decree, which was considered an abuse of powers.
However, it seems that this ice that has clouded relations will undoubtedly melt in the coming days, as the atmosphere of the meeting in Baabda produced good impressions, which was evident during the President of the Republic’s farewell to his guests, as he bid them farewell to the main entrance of the palace, and kisses were exchanged between everyone.
While the sources of the Republican Palace did not want to reveal the content of the meeting and were content with the official statement, sources close to Baabda confirmed that the President of the Republic is not against opening the extraordinary session, but rather is with it and after consulting with the Prime Minister in accordance with the constitutional mechanism.
These sources revealed that the regular Wednesday meeting between President Lahoud and President Berri will be held on time on Wednesday, and will be followed by a meeting on the same day with the Prime Minister, during which the issue of the special session to follow up on the budget discussion will be discussed in preparation for the issuance of the decree related to this session in accordance with the appropriate constitutional principles and at the appropriate time after the agreement. To define its topics.
