Amr Moussa, Secretary General of the Cairo-based Arab League (AL) said here Tuesday that there is light at the end of the dark tunnel as the crisis in the Sudanese western region of Darfur is near a solution.
Moussa voiced the belief to reporters after his meeting with visiting Sudanese presidential adviser Moustafa Othman Ismail, reported Egypt's official MENA news agency.
"We are closely following up the Sudanese diplomatic activity to make sure commitments will be honoured regarding the hybrid peacekeeping force and the implementation of previous agreements about Darfur," Moussa was quoted as saying.
The Al chief promised to send a delegation of his pan-Arab body to Sudan at the end of October to offer humanitarian and development aid to the Darfurers.
On the Lebanon issue, Moussa said that the country's upcoming presidential election, slated for Sept. 25, is one of the top priorities for the AL.
He welcomed an initiative by Lebanese parliament speaker Nabih Berri, which is making "a positive turn" in solving the controversy over the country's presidential election.
According to Berri's initiative, the opposition was willing to drop its demand for a national unity government on condition that the country's feuding political parties agreed on a consensus presidential candidate.
The Lebanese ruling March 14 alliance on Thursday announced to accept the proposal, but called for cancellation of reciprocal conditions.
"March 14 welcomes the principles of dialogue and agreement and stresses that dialogue is the Lebanese' only salvation and (the only way) to rebuild trust in their nation, state and institutions, " the majority leader Saad Hariri said in a statement.
Source: Xinhua
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