Arab League to send mediating mission to Lebanon

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Source: CCTV.com | 05-12-2008 08:35

The Arab League has decided to send a high-profile mission to Beirut to help mediate.

A general view shows the Arab League foreign  ministers' emergency meeting to discuss Lebanese issues at the headquarters in Cairo May 11, 2008.

The Cairo-based organization says Qatar's Prime Minister and the head of the Arab League will head the delegation.

League Secretary General Amr Moussa says the mission will try to bring about a return to dialogue. This includes an Arab League initiative to end a political stalemate between the government and opposition.

Amr Moussa said, "This means that there is an agreement among the Lebanese political class, before these events, on the question of electing a president, and the makeup of a national unity government. What happened was a rupture after the latest events, and we want to resume this political dialogue."

Editor:Du Xiaodan