Tashnag Seeking Murr-Aoun Reconciliation
The Tashnag party is reportedly seeking to reconcile MP Michel Murr with Free Patriotic Movement leader Michel Aoun.
The daily As Safir quoted well-informed sources as saying that they expect Tashnag”s efforts to show positive results after mid February.
The paper said the Armenian party was waiting for the outcome of Defense Minister Elias Murr”s visit to Syria on Wednesday in order to resume its reconciliation efforts or change the work method.
Tashnag explained that if Murr”s Damascus visit was a success and resulted in more than the formal task of military cooperation, the party would arrange a meeting between Michel Murr and Aoun.
However, if the results of the defense minister”s trip remained confined to the formal aspect, then Tashnag, according to As Safir, would seek to avoid embarrassment by convincing Aoun to draw up an "open" list such as keeping at least one Greek Orthodox seat vacant to keep MP Murr "comfortable" with the election competition.
As Safir said Tashnag had been trying for the past two months to bridge the gap between Murr and Aoun, adding that it had succeeded in holding more than a meeting between Minister Murr and FPM”s Telecommunications Minister Jebran Bassil after exchange of verbal attacks made a reunion between the two Michels impossible.
On the election battle, As Safir said Tashnag decided to mobilize Armenian immigrants in cities across the globe.