French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner on Tuesday said he would continue with his efforts to " facilitate" the resolution of the political crisis in Lebanon, nevertheless adding that "there were no guaranties for success."
"We will continue to push forward even though there are no guaranties that we are going to succeed," the minister, who was in Lebanon last weekend in a bid to revive dialogue between Lebanese factions, said.
The minister, who was speaking at the end of a parliamentary session, reckoned that there was little time left before Lebanon held its presidential elections, which are slated for September 25, "the schedule is terribly busy, we have to hurry up things if we are to make any impact."
"We have to remain persistent as inside Lebanon itself there is some sort of understanding between the various factions and communities" on the need to end the crisis even if the pressure from outside, "I'm without a doubt referring to Syria and Iran, remains significant," the minister said.
Kouchner, who arrived back in France Sunday, at the end of a mission that he described as "difficult," said Lebanon was likely to slip back to war if a rapid solution was not found to the crisis prevailing in the country.
Kouchner's latest visit to Lebanon is coming hot on the heels of the informal meeting that brought together all Lebanese political factions and players in France in mid-July.
France is working keenly to revive dialogue between the majority of Lebanese people, who are anti-Syrian and have the support of the west as well as a majority of the Arab countries and the opposition, which is led by the Shiite Hezbollah, which is sympathetic to both Syria and Iran.
Source: Xinhua
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