National Liberal Party hails Kuwait summit

 

The National Liberal Party (NLP) said the statement on Lebanon issued following the informal “Friends of Lebanon” meeting held in Kuwait earlier this week, constituted an accurate diagnosis of the problems in Lebanon. The gathering convened at the sidelines of a meeting of Iraq”s neighboring countries and other international powerhouses in Kuwait.

 

The NLP renewed its call for the election of the commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces, General Michel Suleiman, as a compromise president without preconditions, the formation of a national unity government and the holding of parliamentary elections under an electoral law approved by all parties, pursuant to the Arab initiative.

 

After a weekly meeting chaired by party leader Dory Chamoun, the NPL also warned the Lebanese of the seriousness of the recent incident in which gunmen interefered with the work peacekeepers from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon.