Hizbullah-Future Dialogue: Clear Progress, Support for Enhanced Security
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Hizbullah, and the Future Movement announced "clear progress" in the dialogue between them, and that it may lead to "results that help consolidate the nation stability."
After the third dialogue session which took place on Friday in Ain al-Tineh the two parties discussed " last week's political and security situation and the positive effect of the dialogue on it."
In a statement issued at the end of a third round of talks in Beirut on Friday, the two major Lebanese factions said they back bids that shield the country against growing threats linked to a spillover of militancy in Syria.
The statement added that they had made "clear progress" in defusing sectarian tensions in an effort to help bolster stability in Lebanon as the country faces security challenges as a result of the Syrian conflict.
"Discussion continued on the points that had previously been addressed. Clear progress has been made in these points, thus opening the horizon for results that can help consolidate national stability," read the statement.
The statement further said that representatives of Hizbullah and the Future Movement, led by former Prime Minister Saad Hariri, held discussions about "security and political developments that happened during the past week and the positive assessment of the impact of the ongoing dialog on them."
The two parties stressed the importance of protecting "national decisions that shield the internal arena," the statement added.
The two parties started the talks in an attempt to ease tensions in the country. The negotiations might also pave the way for an agreement on a new president.
Officials of Hizbullah and the Future Movement held the second round of talks on January 5 after they met for the first time in four years in late December 2014.
Lebanon has continued to function without a head of state since former President Michel Sleiman's tenure ended in May 2014.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team
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